RENTAL RIGHT
rental right.Copyright. The power of a copyright owner to control the use of copies of the
work beyond the first sale, when that use involves offering the copy to the public for temporary
use for a fee (as at a store renting DVDs and videotapes) or some other commercial advantage (as
at a hotel offering the loan of DVDs or videotapes). • Rental rights are recognized among
members of the European Commission and under TRIPs. The right also applies to the rental of
computer software. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 38.5. C.J.S. Copyrights and
Intellectual Property §§ 47, 97.] [Blacks Law 8th]