[Hendrix]

There is no practical difference. Think about it. If I can pay someone to alter my DVD that I have already purchased (end result is I get a DVD that I purchased that is sanitized) then I should be able to buy the DVD with that service already added to it (end result is that I get a DVD that I purchased that is sanitized). This is a case where the rules of law in this area do not make any logical sense because as a practical matter, there is no distinction.

[linda_22003]

"I should be able to buy the DVD with that service already added to it (end result is that I get a DVD that I purchased that is sanitized)."

Yes, you should, as long as that service has worked with the content owner and gotten the correct permissions. THAT is the pesky little detail that is missing here. You don't seem to think it should matter, but it does.