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Consumers who purchase digital content from Sony do not actually own the content, as it can be deleted from their accounts.

Social IssuesCopyrightJul 16, 2026score 0.692 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses Sony deleting movies from users' accounts who 'bought' them, highlighting issues with digital ownership and copyright enforcement. This raises concerns about consumer rights and the reliability of digital content ownership.

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Consumers who purchase digital content from Sony do not actually own the content, as it can be deleted from their accounts.
Parent: CopyrightEntity: Digital Content OwnershipImpact: negativeDate: Jul 16, 2026Target: Consumers who purchase digital content from Sony do not actually own the content, as it can be deleted from their accounts.

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Sony Deletes A Bunch More Movies From The Accounts Of People Who ‘Bought’ Them - https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/15/sony-deletes-a-bunch-more-movies-from-the-accounts-of-people-who-bought-them/ you often don't own digital stuff... #copyright
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Sony Deletes a Bunch More Movies from the Accounts of People Who 'Bought' Them L: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/15/sony-deletes-a-bunch-more-movies-from-the-accounts-of-people-who-bought-them/ C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48933419 posted on 2026.07.16 at 08:13:43 (c=0, p=9)
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