November, 19, 2006 archives
i don’t think that deal means what you think it means
so blockbuster and the weinstein co. have announced that blockbuster signed a deal to be the exclusive renter for weinstein co. films.
too bad there is no such thing as rental rights. i suggest some of the people involved may want to read up on the first-sale doctrine.
all i can see this meaning is that netflix will end up paying less favorable rates for the weinstein co. films that they choose to stock, and weinstein co.’s less successful films will have even poorer distribution. but if weinstein co. releases a successful film and ever sells it on dvd, there is no way that netflix is not going to carry it.
