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I found this notice on the copyright page of something I bought at a recent used book sale. I can't recall seeing a warning so overtly hostile to book borrowers and hope I never do again. I know about the first sale doctrine, and that this is completely unenforceable, but it still offends me. Should I contact the author for instructions on returning it unread?

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[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Flexplay is a trademark for a discontinued DVD-compatible optical video disc format with a time-limited (usually 48-hour) playback. They are often described as "self-destructing”, although the disc merely turns black or dark red and does not physically disintegrate.

Wow, TIL. I can’t imagine if this ever made its way to audio CDs.

[–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

https://youtu.be/ccneE_gkSAs