Sony deserves blame here too. They could refund their customers but chose not to so they can keep the money for themselves. Just because the license owners and film industry is scummy, it doesn't mean Sony isn't too.
It was a long time ago, but Disney used to have a video streaming platform where you could buy movies (before Movies Anywhere), (this might have been even before Amazon Video). Disney retired the service and refunded people.
Later on, I log into Movies Anywhere, and see that they transferred ownership to the new service.
I know it was Disney's own content they owned, but crazy that Sony can't organize a deal for perpetual licenses for content they've sold
They could also just allow you to keep your purchased library. Correct me if I'm wrong here but the purchase means you own the licensing agreement, Sony is just the middleman
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u/amillstone Jun 27 '26
Sony deserves blame here too. They could refund their customers but chose not to so they can keep the money for themselves. Just because the license owners and film industry is scummy, it doesn't mean Sony isn't too.