Google Removes Purchasable Digital Films and Won't Compensate nor Refund Either Like Sony.
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'You'll own nothing and you'll like it': Google pulls the Lord of the Rings digital editions from one user's library, our latest reminder that digital purchases aren't always forever
A Google user has had the LOTR movies pulled from their accountLicensing changes are the most likely reasonIt's another argument for physical media — or for piracyWe've seen multiple incidents over the years where users have had movies and shows in their digital libraries unceremoniously yanked due to changes in licensing rules, but that doesn't make it any easier to swallow when it happens again.This time a user posting to Reddit (via Neowin) h…
A Google customer discovered that the expanded versions of the Lord of the Rings movies he purchased in 2022 were missing from his library, a suboptimal mistake these days when many are anxious about what happens to physical media after Sony announced that PlayStation will go all-digital in 2028. Google removes access to legally purchased movies – the mess continues At first he was told that Google could do nothing, but then the story started sp…
The issues surrounding digital ownership are even more striking after Google's surprising move. This echoes the controversy surrounding physical media at PlayStation.
Google removes purchasable digital films and won't compensate nor refund either like Sony.
https://www.techradar.com/streaming/youll-own-nothing-and-youll-like-it-google-pulls-the-lord-of-the-rings-digital-editions-from-one-users-library-our-latest-reminder-that-digital-purchases-arent-always-forever I never bought anything from Google once. Let alone a digital movie nor game. Physical forever you douchebags at Google.
Buying a digital film does not guarantee that it will always be able to keep it. A user claims to have lost access to the long versions of the Lord of the Rings bought four years earlier on Google Play. Support would have confirmed to him their withdrawal from the catalog, without being able to offer him a refund.
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