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Sony is going to remove certain purchased titles from user libraries (www.playstation.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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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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[–] 20 points 2 years ago (4 children)

God, I hope these bastards get sued 'cause little doubt they won't be refunding the poor schmos who've just been robbed of their property.

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

    I'm sure they covered this in the terms of service that they know no one ever reads.

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

    In many countries that wont work. The Terms of service need to only include reasonable and expectable clauses, as they are not negotionable.

    And "purchase doesnt mean ownership, we take it from you anytime we want" is neither reasonable nor expectable.

    Also this should run under criminal fraud imo. The customers were deliberately deceived by the term "purchase" into believing they would be granted ownership.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    That argument might fly in the EU, but in the current US political climate? Not so sure. Hopefully they'll keep making laws with actual teeth to drag these multinational corporations to change things that may lower their bottom line

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    To be fair, Sony might go for that. This is incredibly embarrassing for them as well, and it does erode the trust in their service which is really important for a marketplace like this. Sony will be handing out coupons probably, but this is still damage to their brand.

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