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Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” (arstechnica.com)
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Oh look, Sony revoking more licenses for video content that people "bought".

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[–] 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

IIRC, though, that wasn’t Sony’s decision - WB yanked the licenses because they wanted those shows to only be on their streaming platform.

So it’s just irony that Sony is doing the same thing now.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Once they sold the copies, then the licenses for those copies were no longer Sony's or WB's to yank.

    This shit is no different whatsoever from a store owner breaking into customers' houses to steal back products they'd bought and paid for to settle a payment dispute with a supplier.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    This shit is why I won’t buy anything that doesn’t have a physical copy.

    I’m happy to rent stuff through a streaming app as long as it’s clear to everyone involved that’s what it is. But if I ever hit a buy button I would require access to it in perpetuity, the same way as a physical copy. But that’s not how that works, so if something is only available as digital media, and isn’t part of a rental platform, I’m not paying for it, end of.

    (This mostly deals with games; I don’t spend money on much other media, but I refuse on principle and will pirate if it’s digital only. If it’s an indie studio I’ll donate directly when I can, but I’m not risking a financial loss like that. I can’t afford the risk.)

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