What's with the "rental" movies having "Special" boxes and DVDs?

Paratech · November 15th, 2011, 18:50

Is this some attempt to get people away from buying rental movies? Are they lower in quality?

I've noticed some don't have as nice of a label on the DVD, and the case has "rental" on it.

Do the rental areas get them cheaper than retailers?

Why is there a difference between rental DVDs and non rental DVDs?

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · November 15th, 2011, 19:18

Most likely because as far as I know it's illegal to rent out a DVD that isn't a "for rental" version. So the distinction allows the common bloke to report his local rental place if they're renting out the private version. Probably some sort of left over from Video days.

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Paratech · November 15th, 2011, 19:20

I didn't know it was "illegal" to rent movies in the US, frag, until recently (last year or two) I hadn't seen any movies with the "rental" on it.

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · November 15th, 2011, 19:24

Hmm, perhaps it's a local thing here then since every private movie here has a message saying not for rent and who to report to if you rented it.

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masta.g.86 · November 16th, 2011, 03:32

It always has been illegal to rent out movies... unless you are an authorized rental source.

DVDs with the "rental" label are relatively new though. The only real difference is the DVD serial number and product code. Some of them feature more up to date previews. No difference in quality though.

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · November 16th, 2011, 12:22

There's always been a distinction between the version you get from your local rental place and the one you buy in the shops over here.

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DaMan · November 16th, 2011, 14:05

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Originally Posted by masta.g.86

It never has been illegal to rent out movies.

TFTFY
First sale doctrine

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The doctrine allows the purchaser to transfer (i.e., sell, lend or give away) a particular lawfully made copy of the copyrighted work without permission once it has been obtained. This means that the copyright holder's rights to control the change of ownership of a particular copy ends once ownership of that copy has passed to someone else, as long as the copy itself is not an infringing copy.

Obviously doesn't apply to other countries like expensive internet land.
These rental versions lack extras in attempt to get you to buy them instead.

November 15th, 2011, 18:50	#1
Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 8,011	What's with the "rental" movies having "Special" boxes and DVDs? Is this some attempt to get people away from buying rental movies? Are they lower in quality? I've noticed some don't have as nice of a label on the DVD, and the case has "rental" on it. Do the rental areas get them cheaper than retailers? Why is there a difference between rental DVDs and non rental DVDs? __________________ Spoiler: -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles:Wii, Slim PS2, also has 3DS / GBA SP and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD Quad Core A8-3800 Accelerated Processor, 16GB DDR3 Ram, Radeon HD45xx 1 GB video card, 1 TB hard drive, 500 GB hard drive, Supermulti DVD Burner, Wireless Lan 802.11 b/g/n, Beats audio Studio Quality sound, Win 7 Home Premium Yes, I like getting (primarily digital) games on sale @ bargain prices! don't like it? Just deal with it!

November 15th, 2011, 19:20	#3
Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 8,011	I didn't know it was "illegal" to rent movies in the US, frag, until recently (last year or two) I hadn't seen any movies with the "rental" on it. __________________ Spoiler: -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles:Wii, Slim PS2, also has 3DS / GBA SP and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD Quad Core A8-3800 Accelerated Processor, 16GB DDR3 Ram, Radeon HD45xx 1 GB video card, 1 TB hard drive, 500 GB hard drive, Supermulti DVD Burner, Wireless Lan 802.11 b/g/n, Beats audio Studio Quality sound, Win 7 Home Premium Yes, I like getting (primarily digital) games on sale @ bargain prices! don't like it? Just deal with it!

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November 15th, 2011, 19:18	#2
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,345	Most likely because as far as I know it's illegal to rent out a DVD that isn't a "for rental" version. So the distinction allows the common bloke to report his local rental place if they're renting out the private version. Probably some sort of left over from Video days. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

November 15th, 2011, 19:24	#4
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,345	Hmm, perhaps it's a local thing here then since every private movie here has a message saying not for rent and who to report to if you rented it. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

November 16th, 2011, 12:22	#6
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,345	There's always been a distinction between the version you get from your local rental place and the one you buy in the shops over here. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!