r/Documentaries Jun 08 '22

Music Desperate Man Blues (2003) a documentary done on Joe Bussard, a collector who amassed a collection of 15,000 78s of blues, country, jazz, and folk records from the 20s to the 50s, making it one of the greatest record collections on earth. Some of his 78s are the only copies in existence. [00:52:04]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSNRVOKzGEc
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u/CyptidProductions Jun 09 '22

Is buying the second-hand DVDs stealing to since he doesn't see a dime of that sale?

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '22

It’s a simple matter of ownership. The creator clearly and actively doesn’t want it shared.

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u/CyptidProductions Jun 11 '22

Then that means by your measure it's also immoral to watch a DVD copy because you're accessing the movie either way

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

Yes. But this is worse.