[TheSpiceIsLife]

Just a thought: what if I only ever buy secondhand DVDs. I can only afford (read: justify the expense of) secondhand DVDs and CDs.

The content makers / publishers / distributors never see a cent of the secondhand DVD market.

Downloading pirate films is similar in that sense.

Ok, the argument could be made that the secondhand market props up the primary market, but I don't buy it. I don't think people buy new DVDs with the thought of "I'll be able to sell this for $2 to the pawn shop after I've watched it" as a motivating factor.

And, there is no secondhand market for digital media. Media piracy is the flea market of digital downloads. So an argument could be make that media piracy severs that sector of the market we would only buy secondhand DVDs anyway.

Also 2x adult theatre tickets, AUS25 each, costs as much as my monthly Internet connection bill. I know there are a lot of Australians who would not be able to justify that expense.

[DanBC]

> The content makers / publishers / distributors never see a cent of the secondhand DVD market

1) Japanese games publishers did want to prevent second hand sales, so your question isn't as bizarre to the rights holders.

2) They do see some of that money. I can afford to buy some new games, but only if I can sell my old games. I can only sell my old games if someone buys them.

I agree with you, though.

[ChemicalWarfare]

>>The content makers / publishers / distributors never see a cent of the secondhand DVD market.

typically no vendor gets any profit from having the original buyer resell whatever they bought from the vendor.

IP does have things specific to IP only, but the reselling part is on par with pretty much everything else out there getting bought and then sold again.