Hey is it illegal for a video hire shop to rent out the copys u can buy in hmv?

Not the official rental only copies? i thought it was illegal? but my video shop is full of the ones u buy in woolworths or hmv. anyone know the real deal well it does say it is prohibited and u can be prosecuted
Answer
Of course it isnt illegal - there is no law that says once its available to buy you cannot rent! if that was the case nobody would have lease vehicles bear in mind that video shops can buy them long before they appear in woolworths etc direct from the film distributors. they dont always say rental copy only