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Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund

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Re: Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund

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Post by basisword »

mghackerlady wrote: post #7

Why do people buy movies digitally anyway? I can understand digital movies (they are convenient) but renting or streaming seems far more reasonable. If you truly want to own a movie as I suspect people who buy them digitally do, the only way to ensure that is to buy it on DVD/Blu-ray and rip (or redeem the digital code version that often comes with modern releases, though those tend to have DRM). Even then, why do pe…

If you're going to watch it multiple times it's cheaper to buy than rent (especially if you see it on offer). With streaming you're relying that at least one of the providers has what you want and then you have to pay for a month to watch it if you're not already subscribed. I've also found streaming services are way more likely to censor older content.

Re: Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund

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Post by tiahura »

crooked-v wrote: post #12

I have to wonder what small claims court judges would think of it. Get a few hundred cases filed across the US and the travel expense for Sony could be significant.

Why would Sony bother to show up? 1000 cases x $19.99/movie = $20,000.

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Post by clintonb »

xienze wrote: post #24
mghackerlady wrote: post #7

Why do people buy movies digitally anyway? I can understand digital movies (they are convenient) but renting or streaming seems far more reasonable. If you truly want to own a movie as I suspect people who buy them digitally do, the only way to ensure that is to buy it on DVD/Blu-ray and rip (or redeem the digital code version that often comes with modern releases, though those tend to have DRM). Even then, why do pe…

> Why do people buy movies digitally anyway? I can understand digital movies (they are convenient) but renting or streaming seems far more reasonable. If you truly want to own a movie as I suspect people who buy them digitally do, the only way to ensure that is to buy it on DVD/Blu-ray and rip You're forgetting there's a slice of people who want to "own" a movie library but don't have the technical acumen to rip and/…

I have the technical acumen and money, but zero desire or time to spend ripping discs. It's far too easy to raid the "five dollar bin" at MoviesAnywhere (like I used to do at Wal-Mart and Best Buy).

Licensing issues like Sony's aside, the studios did MoviesAnywhere right. I can buy the disc (often used) and redeem the code, or buy digitally, and download/stream everywhere that matters to me and my family.

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Post by austin-cheney »

Its because of things like this that I self host all my media.

As an example why buy games from Steam when I can get them on gog.com DRM free and make them portable (without a setup or installation step on future machines)? So, I run my own Steam Store/Library like experience on a home server using Game Vault.

I use JellyFin for video. It works for music files, but I don't really like it for audio. So, I wrote my own music app that works in the browser/phone securely across the internet from my own server.

This is so much better than paying for subscriptions..

Re: Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund

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Post by bombcar »

austin-cheney wrote: post #35

Its because of things like this that I self host all my media. As an example why buy games from Steam when I can get them on gog.com DRM free and make them portable (without a setup or installation step on future machines)? So, I run my own Steam Store/Library like experience on a home server using Game Vault. I use JellyFin for video. It works for music files, but I don't really like it for audio. So, I wrote my own…

It's really nice - and it's not really the cost ... it's the avoidance of the rugpull.

I've spent WAY MORE on my hardware and setup in time, money, and DVDs than I ever would have for streaming services, but I know if it goes down, it's on me.

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Post by bombcar »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #16
mghackerlady wrote: post #7

Why do people buy movies digitally anyway? I can understand digital movies (they are convenient) but renting or streaming seems far more reasonable. If you truly want to own a movie as I suspect people who buy them digitally do, the only way to ensure that is to buy it on DVD/Blu-ray and rip (or redeem the digital code version that often comes with modern releases, though those tend to have DRM). Even then, why do pe…

Convenience is 99% of the answer. Plus, when "renting" a movie costs $3.99, and "buying" it costs $5.99, there's not a particular reason to not click the "purchase" button.

I wish more platforms would let you rent for $4, and then show you an "upgrade to buy for $3" or similar for a week afterwards.

Re: Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund

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Post by add-sub-mul-div »

austin-cheney wrote: post #35

Its because of things like this that I self host all my media. As an example why buy games from Steam when I can get them on gog.com DRM free and make them portable (without a setup or installation step on future machines)? So, I run my own Steam Store/Library like experience on a home server using Game Vault. I use JellyFin for video. It works for music files, but I don't really like it for audio. So, I wrote my own…

I deleted my Steam account recently after I realized I hadn't logged in for 5 years. I just can't tolerate a store also being a launcher middleman.

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Post by darrylb42 »

xienze wrote: post #24
mghackerlady wrote: post #7

Why do people buy movies digitally anyway? I can understand digital movies (they are convenient) but renting or streaming seems far more reasonable. If you truly want to own a movie as I suspect people who buy them digitally do, the only way to ensure that is to buy it on DVD/Blu-ray and rip (or redeem the digital code version that often comes with modern releases, though those tend to have DRM). Even then, why do pe…

> Why do people buy movies digitally anyway? I can understand digital movies (they are convenient) but renting or streaming seems far more reasonable. If you truly want to own a movie as I suspect people who buy them digitally do, the only way to ensure that is to buy it on DVD/Blu-ray and rip You're forgetting there's a slice of people who want to "own" a movie library but don't have the technical acumen to rip and/…

And time. I have archived some of my collection, but it does take a lot of time to rip the disks, test that they worked correctly. Then years later find out you did something wrong and there is no sound anymore, or you just got stereo and the surround mix is broken.

Streaming is so easy, don't need to find a disk. Load it, watch all the ads and warnings.

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