[Stone Mountain]

So if I mail my own copy of a DVD to these edit companies and they edit it for me (since I don't have the equipment at home) is that "distributing" it?

Nope. My understanding is that it would be fine.

If I underline and strike out passages in a book I own can I sell it to a used-book store? Can they sell it to someone else? Is that "distribution"?

Ooh good question. I'm not sure how copyright law works vis-a-vis used books. i am sure, however, that if you made copies of that book and tried to distribute it, edited or not, that it wouldn't be allowed.

[FreedomCalls]

>>"So if I mail my own copy of a DVD to these edit companies and they edit it for me (since I don't have the equipment at home) is that "distributing" it?"

>"Nope. My understanding is that it would be fine."

That was the original business model for the company that first started doing this by the way.

So if instead of me purchasing the DVD and sending it to them would it still be legal if I called them and had them purchase it on my behalf so I could save the upfront shipping charges and then they made the edits I requested and sent it to me?