Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund

Post by lstodd » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC

TheCondor wrote: post #14

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #10

> due to our content licensing agreements Aka, due to their mistake . When Sony originally signed an agreement, they should have insisted on a perpetual license for anything already in the customer's library. I was initially inclined toward some minimal sympathy for Sony here, but I see no good faith reason why they'd sign a licensing agreement which allows the other party to do this.

A friend and I were talking about this. What would you pay for it? When iTunes + came out, you had 2 options, you could buy a song for $0.99 or you could be the plus version for more, I don't remember but it was like $1.35 or something. Plus had a higher bit rate and it wasn't encrypted. Suppose you could buy a movie for $12.00, how much would you pay for the forever version? $30?

Post by dfxm12 » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC

lstodd wrote: post #52

dfxm12 wrote: post #50

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Ok, how long do you have to rip & copy the content as you desire? It is still reasonably a forever version. Before you bring up laws around keys, first consider that jaywalking in front of your house is illegal too. Again, it is reasonably a forever version.

Why even bother with all those hoops. Just download.

Post by tantalor » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC

triceratops wrote: post #47

paxys wrote: post #42

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People also forget that the burden of collection is on you. Good luck chasing Sony for that $20 even if the court has ruled in your favor.

You're saying I can't just turn up to the nearest Sony store with a sheriff's deputy and take some shit?

Post by triceratops » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC

tantalor wrote: post #55

triceratops wrote: post #47

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You're saying I can't just turn up to the nearest Sony store with a sheriff's deputy and take some shit?

Sony doesn't operate their own brick & mortar stores

Post by hack1312 » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC

austin-cheney wrote: post #48

bombcar wrote: post #36

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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.

Absolutely. If there is a fiber cut in my driveway I still have my home network running just the same. If hardware ever cheaper I will also run an instance of Project Nomad: https://www.projectnomad.us/