reference: movie gallery
2007-09-27 00:31:17 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
No.
That that would be redistributing the material.
Walmart copies are for viewing only.
The concept is that video stores and galleries have to pay royalties on their sales so they are expected to only buy their videos from recognized distributors. they themselves are not recognized distributors.
The point is that it has to be authorized distribution and buying from walmart is not authorized.
Studio production representatives come to your shop and find too many copies of a movie and they take all of your inventory of their product and get you shut down for bootlegging.
That is basically the way it is.
And that gallery better have a release allowing them to show the video or they get shut down as well. Plus if it is R rated and children see it they get shut down for that too. If it is X rated, which they don't sell at walmart , but if they did and you show it you better have a sexually oriented business license.
In short , no, it is not legal.
2007-09-30 21:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm fairly sure it's legal now.. before it wasn't, but you'd pay $60 or more for each individual movie.. with the trend in Pay Per View and such that is no longer true.. the only "bonus" that rental places have when buying from the companies is that it comes in early.. (normally by the Thursday or friday before it comes out..) giving the employees a chance to watch it before it is released..
2007-09-27 04:47:17 · answer #2 · answered by kaijawitch 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. I don't think there would be anything wrong with it since Blockbuster, Movie Gallery, etc. are still in business all over the place.
2007-09-27 02:45:43 · answer #3 · answered by Jayna 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sure if it is legal or not, but it is not done (unless it's a small Mom & Pop video store). I used to be an Assistant Manager at a Blockbuster, and all of our copies of movies had to come from a warehouse.
2007-09-27 01:51:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure why not, once they've purchased it, it's theirs to do what they wish with it. They are offering you a service to which they charge for, how or where they get their movies doesn't really matter so long as they are obtaining them legally.
2007-09-27 01:28:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋