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PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For::Sony says Mythbusters and more Discovery TV shows are going away whether you bought them or not

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[-] anubis119@lemmy.world 55 points 11 months ago

This seems illegal unless Sony reimburses everyone for the removed content.

[-] turmacar@lemmy.world 59 points 11 months ago

It should be. But I would be extremely surprised if everything in the terms of service isn't worded something like "you're buying a license to view this content that can be revoked whenever".

[-] whofearsthenight@lemm.ee 23 points 11 months ago

It is, and IIRC you don't even "own" a movie even if you physically have it. You own the physical disc, not the content on it. Granted, it's a lot harder for Sony or Discovery to come kick down your door and take your copy of Ice Road Truckers so you have to rebuy it...

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 11 points 11 months ago

That's not really a big deal with regards to physical items. If you buy a book you don't own the rights to the text either.

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