Dose the State of Hawaii violate Federal Coperight Laws by renting Commerical DVD to the Pubic for $1.00 in there 51 State Librarys?
with no Adminstration Rule to cover it!
2007-02-03 05:45:45 · 3 answers · asked by Infinite and Eternal Reality 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The $1.00 charged by Public Libraries in Hawaii is not a rental fee, but an “enhanced service fee” which is provided for in Chapter 8-200.1 of the Hawaii Administrative Rules [Eff. 1/2/96; comp 1/7/99]. Before becoming a state law, one would have to think the copyright infringement laws would have been researched. & if there were any copyright infringements, the studios would have sued by now.
2007-02-03 06:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The First-sale doctrine sates that an individual who purchases a copy of a work has complete control over that copy, including the right to lend, rent, or re-sell the copy.
2007-02-03 20:51:53 · answer #2 · answered by James 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. They're not copying the DVD's.
It doesn't violate copyright to lend (or rent) out a book either.
2007-02-03 13:55:08 · answer #3 · answered by Vegan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋