PlayStation U-turns on removal of Discovery content people had paid for
PlayStation U-turns on removal of Discovery content people had paid for
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PlayStation U-turns on removal of Discovery content people had paid for
Sony has said it will no longer delete Discovery content from PlayStation libraries following fan backlash. In a statem…
Uhm, it says it reached a new agreement with WB that makes the bought content available, ""for at least the next 30 months".
When that license expires and the PR winds are right, they'll remove it permanently.
You still didn't buy what you bought.
Just cause you paid for something doesn't mean it'll be on their servers forever.
The concept of 'buy' is nebulous when it's something you can't hold in your hands.
It's only nebulous if you listen to lobbyists and corporations. Many people still know what it actually means to buy something.
No, buy means you own it. If they mean license, they should put that on the button instead of "buy."
I don't think anyone expects them to leave it on their servers forever, but there should be a way for customers to move those purchased products to another system (like a personal computer) for backup.
It should, provided the company still exists.
The space is negligible and selling something to customers without a license that permits you to serve them until the end of time should constitute fraud.
That would be okay if I could like have my own copy hosted by myself or stored. Like a DVD or BluRay. But it's not the case.
I feel like they shouldn't be legally allowed to call it a buy but an indefinite rent or some other naming if you cannot store your copy or ensure I will be able to access it always.
It's not nebulous. You cannot own digital entertainment unless it is on physical media. You are buying a license to be able to view it whenever you want, as long as they have it available, and don't change their terms of service. They say in their terms of service that they can change it whenever they want. There's nothing we can do about it except not buy it in the first place. Their asses are covered quite well with that 60 page document they make you accept. They had a team of high powered lawyers write that thing, knowing that most people will never read it. They conditioned people to accepting the ToS without reading it by pushing ToS acceptance on meaningless things in the early days of software. Everyone became accustomed to just clicking okay, but now it actually does matter, and we still just click okay.