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Amazon Prime Video is able to remove a video from your library after purchase. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by szlwzl@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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We are contacting you regarding a past Prime Video purchase(s). The below content is no longer playable on Prime Video.

In an effort to compensate you for the inconvenience, we have applied a £5.99 Amazon Gift Card to your account. The Gift Card amount is equal to the amount you paid for the Prime Video purchase(s). To apologize for the inconvenience, we've also added an Amazon Gift Certificate of £5 to your account. Your Gift Card balance will be automatically applied to your next eligible order. You can view your balance and usage history in Your Account here:

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[–] coralof@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

This is why I use xManager for free Spotify Premium, YouTube Revanced for free YouTube premium, and torrent everything else that I need. I'm so tired of subscriptions for literally everything.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This is why I stopped buying movies on this platform, on anything else, if something gets delisted but I bought it before that happened I get to keep it...

Amazon Prime done fucked up

[–] judas@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Blu-ray FTW

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[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is why if they don't let me download it, then I don't pay for it.

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[–] RoseRose56@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As I said(probably) in another post, you own nothing since you sing up and accept the terms. They can change the terms when ever they want, they can remove videos when ever they want or the rights for a movie or series end. If you want to have something, find a provider that sells and lets download files, so you don't lose what you buy.

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[–] egeres@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And they reimburse you that money with a gift card? Is that even legal?

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Another reason physical > digital.

Donner cut is still right there on my shelf. If Amazon wants to take it, they can TRY. Good luck!

[–] A2PKXG@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ianal, but I assume they might get into trouble for the use of words like buy and own, if this is how they treat the purchases.

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Arrrr maty!

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (9 children)

This is just absurd. Often times we are paying just as much as a physical copy and now Amazon can just randomly decide to remove that content? Sounds like theft to me

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[–] hihellobyeoh@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Amazon has made I harder and harder to download the raw audio files of music purchases, at this point I have to download it on my PC only to get the files on my disk, if I have a phone they have even managed to identify when you are using desktop mode on your browser and still tells you to download Amazon music.

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