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Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” (arstechnica.com)
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Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever”::Casualties afoot as Sony merges Funimation with 2021-acquired Crunchyroll.

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[–] 13 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

Could this be the basis for a lawsuit? I mean everyone had to know that this platform wouldn’t last forever, but it’s not as if they’re shutting down completely. Seems like they could easily port this feature over to the new platform, they just choose not to. Is that breach of contract?

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The secret is that despite everything on the website saying "buy" to the end user when they're putting in their credit card information, somewhere 18 pages down in the TOS you agree to when making an account there is a provision that they reserve the right to revoke access at any time. It's not truly owning content, it was never YOUR contract. It's theirs.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    The secret isn't that the fine print somehow makes it okay.

    The secret is that it really is blatantly illegal false advertising, but the regulatory-captured FTC isn't doing it's damn job and the companies know it.

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

    The courts should not tolerate hidden clauses in pages of legalese that literally no one, not even lawyers reads. If you have a misleading claim advertised that the buyer is more likely to see, then your hidden clause is invalidated.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    They're less than shutting down. Funimation was where these shows are. Sony owns Funimation, and funimation bought crunchyroll. Funimation is switching their name to crunchyroll because it has more positive name recognition.

    So funimation is essentially claiming that Funimation purchases will be null and void after funimation chooses to change its name to crunchyroll.

    Also, since crunchy and fun were competitors and they were allowed to buy themselves into a near monopoly, they're upping the subscription prices.

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