That's why streaming is the new cable TV.
this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2023
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I think streaming is fine - if a show is removed or the service dies you haven't lost content because you never owned any in the first place and never expected to.
I really don't know why anyone buys from the likes of Apple, Google, Amazon, Sony etc. People don't own the content, they own a license which lasts as long as the service or the rights to the content and then it's gone.
The problem here is people didn't buy content. They've bought a license to view content and somewhere in the smallprint is Sony's right to revoke the right whenever they like for whatever reason. Other services have done likewise, either withdrawing content or just failing altogether.
So first off, as a consumer stop buying DRM'd shit because it won't end well under any circumstances. Second, lobby for digital property to have rights akin to physical property so the right to destroy, lend, sell, or donate it is inherent to a purchase. e.g. maybe a purchase gives you a token and a signed / watermarked file in a playable format. And incentivize providers to sell digital property by taxing services that impose DRM to create a favourable price disparity.
I remember when Apple was obligated to replace a text on app download button from "free" to "get", because many apps are free of price to download but make money by in-app purchaces.
Maybe we could do something like that for streaming services.
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Ok then, I'm gonna start stealing Spiderman 2 and sell it to people for, like, $20, and not take it back.
Can't everyone just get a refund on everything they're taking down?
Not from Sony, but nobody has tried to get a refund from WB or whoever owns Discovery.
Why not from Sony, they are the retailer, at least under Australian Consumer Law they are responsible for providing a refund.
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The credit card company might agree to a chargeback, but then Sony will ban you and block access to the rest of the content you bought.
They can't agree to do a charge back unless you bought it really recently (within 120 days of purchase), and then only if you can prove you didn't receive the item in question which you did.