Comments on: Redbox sues Universal, Takes on the Big Boys

By: Blockbuster to Offer 99 cent Rentals in January | Inside Redbox

Blockbuster to Offer 99 cent Rentals in January | Inside Redbox — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:12:56 +0000

[...] about new releases, Jim? Probably not going to happen unless they want to face the wrath of studios like Universal, as [...]

By: Trevor

Trevor — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:53:13 +0000

What makes you think the Redbox DVDs aren’t originals? I’ve never gotten anything but an original DVD out of a Redbox machine – it would be illegal for Redbox to do otherwise. The only way you could have gotten a burned copy of a DVD is if someone managed to replace a real one with a copy and got the machine to accept it.

By: fisher

fisher — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:44:48 +0000

if Redbox lets Universal get away with this then maybe Sony and Warner Brothers other studios will do the same thing making redbox useless except for renting cartoons and third rate movies

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:16:49 +0000

I feel Universal has that right. I mean Red Box is only giving the consumer a burnt copy. If Red Box changes the way they rent thru and offers an original copy in original packaging to rent then they shouldn’t have to wait 45+days . But Red Box can’t with their “yesterdays technology” Universal still needs to pay Brad Pitt 6 million a year some how. I wish someone would have a rental machine that gives the original movie in the original packaging. Then we would probably see new releases faster on the streets.

By: fisher

fisher — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:19:31 +0000

the redboxs here in Central Valley Calif., do not take gift cards anymore i did use a gift2go card, as the rental stores like Hollywood and Blockbuster require a credit card, or a telephone bill or pge bill with your name on it to rent from them

By: Michele

Michele — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:21:55 +0000

If you’ve checked recently BB and the others have been requiring credit cards for over a year at least,so there really no difference there. Anyone can get a credit card to use for redboxas it takes the prepaid cards.

By: fiser

fiser — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:58:55 +0000

i can just see all these boy scouts and girl scouts waiting for midnight with their Monday code to ripe off Redbox on Tuesday new release with 3, 4 or 5 credit cards

By: caseybear

caseybear — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:54:02 +0000

Pretty soon, I predict, this will all be moot as there will be some new technology where we merely whisper the name of the movie we wish to see and the TV will instantly play it… As it is you can get a lot of “free” instant stuff from Netflix…you can get a cable to hook your TV to your laptop and watch whatever you can get on your computer. That includes all the networks that offer their series.

By: caseybear

caseybear — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:48:11 +0000

I love your tongue and cheek sarcasm…get it people??!….

By: cfishguy

cfishguy — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:24:41 +0000

once Redbox stops growing it will raise their price after all the name of the game is profits and you will see less free codes for now most of these stores they are in maybe don’t charge rent for its space