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Australia Rules DVD's are Films, Not Software
divereigh writes: "The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that an Australian Federal court has decided this case in favour of the Australian Video Rental Association. The Association had taken Warner Home Video to court for trying to classify DVD's as software and thus double the price for those sold into the rental market."
The Director's Edition of Robocop was $40 (and worth buying btw). T2 *was* $40 when it came out, it's cheap now because it's been out a while. Could it have been purchased cheaper? Sure. But I'm an impulse buyer. If I want it and it's there, I'll get it. If I want it cheaper, I can try eBay or Amazon or something. To get either of those movies for $32 back then would have either required a ride to a local Costco (membership fee) or waiting a few days to get it from Amazon (shipping fees).
The last few DVD's I've purchased were about $20 each. They don't have any special features to speak of though, not on the same level as T2 or RC. The only reason these were worth $20 for me was that I'm a fanatic for MST3k. Frankly, though, I would have bought VHS versions for cheaper if I had known they were so light on features.
"Derp de derp."
Why isn't Steve Irwin dead yet? Anyone who can one minute say 'This is one of the deadliest snakes in the world' and the next minute say 'Lets pick him up and have a look at him' has definate suicidal tendencies...