Star Trek Beyond removed from Ultraviolet?! But we paid for the digital copy....
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Good thing you specified you didn't mean it in an unpleasant way, or people might think you're a dick.
Latest update: They are now saying if proper proof of purchase is provided they will provide a replacement code, however the only proof of purchase they will accept is a photo of the original redemption slip in the Blu ray case which, who keeps those for 16 months after redeaming the film?
Testing out with photo of Blu rays and screen shot of purchase in Flixster.
If anyone wanted to steal a digital copy of the film why would they go through this hassle instead of torrenting it? It is... Illogical
Testing out with photo of Blu rays and screen shot of purchase in Flixster.
If anyone wanted to steal a digital copy of the film why would they go through this hassle instead of torrenting it? It is... Illogical
Oh, I suppose some people probably think that.
I still think you've been suckered though. Without a physical copy you're at the mercy of the whims of businesses.
And you should never trust businesses.
Good thing I have a physical copy then, as stated multiple times including in posts you quoted. What a sucker I am, wanting access to the digital copy I paid for to entertain me during extended hospital stays where the physical copy isn't available.
Funny how it's the consumers fault for bad business practices, not the businesses themselves. Very convenient to those businesses, that instead of consumers decrying anti consumer practices, consumers instead call each other suckers (in very pleasant ways). Works good for the corporations. Means they're never held accountable.
Funny how it's the consumers fault for bad business practices, not the businesses themselves. Very convenient to those businesses, that instead of consumers decrying anti consumer practices, consumers instead call each other suckers (in very pleasant ways). Works good for the corporations. Means they're never held accountable.
I didn't say you hadn't got a physical copy. I said without one you're at the mercy of the company. Lots of people are moving away from physical media and I think it's a recipe to get ripped off.
It appears that my tongue in cheek comment about being suckered has annoyed you, so I'd like to apologise - I'm sorry.
Reading my last post I'd have thought my exceedingly low opinion of corporations was clear. Getting ripped off doesn't reflect badly on the honest consumer - it reflects very badly on the business responsible.
It appears that my tongue in cheek comment about being suckered has annoyed you, so I'd like to apologise - I'm sorry.
Reading my last post I'd have thought my exceedingly low opinion of corporations was clear. Getting ripped off doesn't reflect badly on the honest consumer - it reflects very badly on the business responsible.
I always buy from iTunes. I get a copy downloaded to my HD, and they can't take that away.
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1000% agree with this.
It's also the reason I think the viewing public are being sold a pup on the whole streaming thing. Yes it's convenient, but it should be *complimentary* to discs, perhaps as a 21st century equivalent to the old video hire libraries, not competing with discs because fundamentally you don't own what you "own" on streaming. Not to mention how unreliable internet connections still can be etc. Give me a shelf full of movies I own anyday over an internet file I don't. 
Any modern digital format has a kill switch built into it no matter what. Your BluRay or DVD player can be region locked and the software can be updated at any time to disallow playback of certain videos. There are definitely ways around that but it’s been no major secret that content providers want complete control over how you use their product.
I have a Blu-ray and a UHD player that aren't dependent on internet connectivity. The UHD player only needed it for setup.
I'm golden!
No one has said it is the consumers fault. Just that we've been in the digital realm for a decade now, we see this stuff play out regularly.
As an issue of space, my wife and I buy very little in the way of physical media any longer. In the past two years we've bought four movies on physical media: Force Awakens and Rogue One (Blu-Ray) and Fantastic Beasts and Last Jedi (4K). Everything else (other than art books and the occasional vinyl) has been bought digitally. Yes, media companies can pull rights to our media. Yes, it may be a problem some day, as it has unfortunately for the OP. But honestly, if they pull my copy of the 1984 version of Ghostbusters, its not the end of the world.
I don't know about many others, but myself, I cannot afford the extra bandwidth it takes to stream and do massive downloads like that for hours. But I personally would not have it any other way. I can pop in a dvd anytime day or night and if I keep them clean and scratch free they will last long after the downloads have stopped for one reason or another and I don't have to turn on my computer or a pad and login and then watch.
I respect that. But, I don’t have to turn on a computer or iPad and login and watch either. My TV has Vudu installed and I own an Apple TV. And besides, physical media, however well you care of it, can potentially develop disc rot. It’s rare. But honestly, so is studios pulling rights to movies at this point.
