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If I remember correctly, the copyright holders fought Sony over the introduction of VCRs that resulted in the Betamax case giving rise to the right to time shift television shows.
The copyright holders then fought the VHS video stores over the right to rent the movies on VHS tapes that the stores purchased with the resulting decision establishing the "First Sale Doctrine."
In both cases, new rights were established by those who opposed the perceived rights of the original copyright holders: ie. time-shifting and right to rent.
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