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Legality of Renting Video Games?

Posted by Cliff on from the starting-your-own-renting-service dept.

Scott McChesney asks: "Where I live seems to be filled with Gamers but there are almost no places that rent console games. This got me thinking about opening one of my own but I have no clue about the licensing of such a thing. X-Box games all say on the back that buying the game does not give you the ability to rent it. I'm wondering what one has to do to be able to legally rent out video games?"

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  1. Acts of Gord by n1ywb · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you want to open a video game rental store, then Acts of Gord is required reading.

    "Who is this Gord? Well, let me tell you about Gord."

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  2. (mod up, this explains it all) by Ayanami+Rei · · Score: 2, Insightful

    unless of course the poster doesn't live in the US. I note that he had trouble finding a blockbuster to suit a gamer's needs; where does he live, Canada? ^_-

    You can't walk past a Starbucks before coming across a Blockbuster in this great nation.

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  3. CLIFF! HEY CLIFF? by fm6 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How many times does somebody have to point this out: asking for legal advice from random strangers is a very bad idea!