On this day, 30 years ago, the US Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that home video recording doesn't violate copyright laws.

               

anyone remember the pricing structure of the first beta/vhs tapes .? I remember being intrigued to know that an entire movie and sound was in my hand .. it was astonishing at the time ..

My very first video tape I bought was .............Blazing Saddles  big cardboard flip box with the tape snuggled tight inside the plastic shell on right side..  Mono / full screen  and my big zenith 26 in TV  displayed the video signal as  'flagging to the right'  when played back..thru channel 3 ( or 4 if desired)  Price ?  $100.00  but if I brought it back to the video/audio store ( there were hardly any rental stores to none  in my Vancouver BC area at that time  (1981) ..)  I would get a $95 credit (not cash back  but credit)  towards my next purchase .. 
Purchase number 2 Had to a title that I would never be under the gun to bring back within 14 days ..    Title for number 2 ?  2001 A Space Odyssey .. again.. Mono  and 1:33  for this masterpiece ...  ( now don;t get me going on how many repeat titles I have bought over the years to get just the right one into my library ...