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Sony is going to remove certain purchased titles from user libraries (www.playstation.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As always, the paying user has the worst experience. "Purchase" a show, can only watch on a certain console of a certain brand, no transfers, no backups, then it suddenly disappears from the library and nothing can be done.

If media companies insist on draconian DRM, then they should pay for full refunds to their loyal customers when one day they decide to delist that specific show.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 11 months ago (8 children)

And this is why I never “buy” media online. If I can’t own the media and enjoy the content whenever and wherever I want, it’s rented. I may be ok with that, but I never let them claim that it was a sale.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Sadly purchasing a phyical copy still will mean you can't play it due to the required download for most consoles these days.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Hence “and enjoy it whenever and wherever I want.” If they maintain control, it’s not sold. It is, at best, rented.

Fortunately, there are often tools to enforce the first sale doctrine.

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