Comment on Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever”

• stopthatgirl7@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  IIRC, though, that wasn’t Sony’s decision - WB yanked the licenses because Jerry 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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  • grue@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If 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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    • ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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  • frostysauce@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Who the fuck is Jerry?

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    • Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      CEO of Licensing

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    • stopthatgirl7@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      An autocorrect typo.

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