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airpoint on June 27, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Kanopy – Stream films with your public library or ...

Yes, exactly this. Purchasing a DVD is priced differently for a) home use only, b) public screening, c) lending/circulating to public

I don’t think a library would sign up to Kanopy if it wasn’t somehow more attractive to them over DVDs.

toast0 on June 28, 2022 [–]

First sale doctrine means you can buy a disc for home use and lend it out. Typically, you do public performance with home use discs and a seperately obtained license (but it is possible to rent media with your license, etc).

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