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by JoshTriplett 5034 days ago
Seems like a nice hack, assuming nobody made an argument that it constituted "public performance" or something similarly crazy.

Plus, you get automatic coverage of damaged disks: the company will buy back undamaged disks for what you paid minus the rental fee, or for full price in the case of an all-you-can-watch service.
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narrator 5034 days ago
Except anything with a low/bid ask spread becomes money and that comes with its own set of problems. What would happen if the DVD was sold back for more than it was bought for? It's the intersection of Banking + Copyright + Tax Law. The trifecta of screwball legal areas.
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001sky 5034 days ago
Except anything with a low/bid ask spread becomes money

- can you explain that? threshold % of asset value?

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JoshTriplett 5034 days ago
You could solve some of that by making the buyback non-transferrable (so people couldn't use this as a money transfer mechanism).

Beyond that, any pointers to information on regulations about things with a low bid/ask spread?

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