Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!decwrl!hookup!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!headwall.Stanford.EDU!hubcap.clemson.edu!hubcap!rwilken From: rwilken@hubcap.clemson.edu (Rob Wilkens) Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: CD-ROM copy protectio Date: 25 Feb 94 03:40:04 GMT Organization: Clemson University Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <7.9779.954.0N5BB298@cld9.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: hubcap.clemson.edu douglas.carpenter@cld9.com (Douglas Carpenter) writes: >-> Message-ID: >-> Newsgroup: alt.cd-rom >-> From: daedulus@eskimo.com (Erik Hermansen) >-> Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever >-> Isn't there a federal law against computer software rentals? In Washington, >-> at least it's illegal, though some of the sneakier stores offer easy payment >-> plans with a non-refundable first installment, and >I don't imagine their is for CDROMs since Comton's New Media is doing rentals >and Blockbuster is test marketing it. I imagine it's ok to rent software IF THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE SOFTWARE IS THE COMPANY THAT IS RENTING IT OUT! :) But that law is obsolete. Many software rental companies still exist and run legally all around the usa. How they do it? Let's just say they all have a very LENIENT buy-back policy where they deduct a 'restocking fee' depending on how long you've had the software.. -Rob -- Robert D. Wilkens Just some guy wasting time on the net..