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You all remember just a few weeks ago when Sony ripped away a bunch of movies and TV shows people “owned”? This ad is on Amazon. You can’t “own” it on Prime. You can just access it until they lose the license. How can they get away with lying like this?

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The people who can afford to fight this kind of court case have no interest in doing so.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Don't you have customer protection NGOs in the USA?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago

We have corporate protections in the USA.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

I can't believe you were able to ask that with a straight face

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

The consumer isn't the last rung on the ladder. We're on the fuckin ground. With footprints on our faces and medical bills to prove it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

to give an actual answer instead of jaded teenage bullshit:

yes, we have several

Don't expect any actual info from people around here. something tells me the comment section isn't up for a fair analysis at where these things have failed us. it'll be all soapbox, zero fact. I'm pretty baffled at how many people just told you No

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Of that list, BBB is apparently more of a business extortion scene. But consumer reports seems cool, I’ve used their site a few times.

The rest, I’ve never heard of

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't even know what that stands for

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

NGO is non government organization

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Why would they endanger the ability to sell the same movie dozens of times over?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Who tf is going to buy Aquaman 2 dozens of times? What's wrong with them?😭

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We should start a gofundme then to get the funds needed to afford such a fight. Id throw in 100$. Might take a few thousands of me, and a lot of time, but it should start somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Or join the EFF which already does great work in this area. They don't always succeed, but I doubt a GoFundMe could do better.