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I thought blockbuster went out of business years ago. They all went out of business in my are of Justice wanted Feb 2012 #1
I thought so too. sakabatou Feb 2012 #26
I thought the same thing. . . BigDemVoter Feb 2012 #67
Thats great and all OverDone Feb 2012 #68
nope. Lots and lots of big ones in Los Angeles. Surrounded by them. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #70
What's a 'Blockbuster Store?' onehandle Feb 2012 #2
You could go in and hire a magic lantern Ebadlun Feb 2012 #3
Cool. The last century must have been simply magical. nt onehandle Feb 2012 #31
Best laff of the week! FredStembottom Feb 2012 #42
My goodness. Wonders never cease! n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2012 #69
agreed IamK Feb 2012 #9
End of an era. truthisfreedom Feb 2012 #4
But a major... ummm OverDone Feb 2012 #15
I imagine that the loss of video stores contributes to a lot of free downloading. harmonicon Feb 2012 #24
Because it's theft? Orrex Feb 2012 #28
Really? harmonicon Feb 2012 #32
Who owns the copyright? Orrex Feb 2012 #36
You did just make the "home taping is killing music" argument. harmonicon Feb 2012 #43
If copyright holders choose not to exercise theiir copyright, that's their business Orrex Feb 2012 #48
I think you're missing my point. harmonicon Feb 2012 #50
"theft as an abstract idea outside of its relevance to capitalism" Orrex Feb 2012 #52
Copyright concerns authorship apart from profit. harmonicon Feb 2012 #53
In order to support you position, you are resorting to equivocation Orrex Feb 2012 #54
I feel like I'm the one advocating a modern definition of copyright. harmonicon Feb 2012 #56
The copyright owner most certainly does own the copies Orrex Feb 2012 #57
Perhaps I'm a radical, but I think I'm just being logical and pragmatic. harmonicon Feb 2012 #58
The fact that copyright predates filesharing is irrelevant Orrex Feb 2012 #59
I bring up the lobbying groups for a simple reason: harmonicon Feb 2012 #60
Instead of Leonard Cohen, ask the question about Jimmy Buffett Orrex Feb 2012 #61
You have some facts wrong here. harmonicon Feb 2012 #64
Then why did you ask about performing someone else's song, except as a distraction? Orrex Feb 2012 #65
I don't think you're understanding the arguments I'm trying to make... harmonicon Feb 2012 #71
It's not that I don't understand you or that I'm unfamiliar with the subject Orrex Feb 2012 #72
I'm interested in your question. Boojatta Feb 2012 #66
In the End OverDone Feb 2012 #62
Because the people that made the film deserve remuneration for their efforts. nt Codeine Feb 2012 #45
Yes, and that's why I like video stores. nt. harmonicon Feb 2012 #46
True, and they will get it OverDone Feb 2012 #51
Mom and pops in the '80's PDittie Feb 2012 #29
I remember those mom and pop stores Broderick Feb 2012 #44
Good old mom and pop stores OverDone Feb 2012 #47
I miss video stores. It was fun rummaging around and finding offbeat titles. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2012 #5
The Fun of going to find a movie OverDone Feb 2012 #7
And there was the room in the back with all the porn tapes FarCenter Feb 2012 #22
That's when you stumble across the offbeat stuff. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2012 #34
He did the same thing with "Voom". Used them as a stepping stone to aquire the satellite, then still_one Feb 2012 #6
That Was Always The Plan otohara Feb 2012 #8
Online is great and everything OverDone Feb 2012 #10
The content providers actually want all digital content MicaelS Feb 2012 #12
I love Steam. christx30 Feb 2012 #18
That's what the big content owners are trying to do with movies... progress2k12nbynd Feb 2012 #20
The one time christx30 Feb 2012 #23
I reuse my gardening books and that's about it Kolesar Feb 2012 #30
Less Trash & Natural Resources otohara Feb 2012 #41
K&R DeSwiss Feb 2012 #11
The last one... blue_onyx Feb 2012 #13
video rental stores are as obsolete as renting TV sets alp227 Feb 2012 #14
Ha. I remember in the 1980's you could rent VCR's joeglow3 Feb 2012 #16
Soory no one is that old here OverDone Feb 2012 #17
I still have "records", mostly 33, few 78, with a record player, and I ain't getting rid of them.. northoftheborder Feb 2012 #40
Early 90s we had a service that would deliver food and movies. EFerrari Feb 2012 #21
I remembering going to those two stores sakabatou Feb 2012 #27
i'm surprised there are still 500 blockbuster stores left JI7 Feb 2012 #19
Never knew Dish Network owned it. n/t davidwparker Feb 2012 #25
That can happen OverDone Feb 2012 #38
There are still Blockbuster stores open!?! greiner3 Feb 2012 #33
But Redbox is growing DippyDem Feb 2012 #35
Redbox is about to cut a deal with Verizon onenote Feb 2012 #49
Didn't know that OverDone Feb 2012 #55
Does this mean I won't have to pay my late fee from 1998? Orrex Feb 2012 #37
You will have until Wed. OverDone Feb 2012 #39
I consider myself pretty tech savvy and am definitely the kind of person fujiyama Feb 2012 #63
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