Ownership rights are buried in the fine print and downloading or buying physical copies may be the only ways to keep your favourites

*What rights do you have to the digital movies, TV shows and music you buy online? That question was on the minds of Telstra TV Box Office customers this month after the company announced it would shut down the service in June. Customers were told that unless they moved over to another service, Fetch, they would no longer be able to access the films and TV shows they had bought. *

  • RBG@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    74·
    8 months ago

    She later said Telstra had contacted her and offered a free Fetch box, which she acknowledged was a “reasonable resolution”.

    And we have learned exactly nothing here. See you in 2 years when Fetch closes down and you are not getting anything back because you actually did not “buy” those movies on Fetch but on the previous platform.

    • CaptKoalaEnglish
      15·
      8 months ago

      Yep, assuming this new service lasts that long. Could be a year or less.

    • Aarkon@feddit.deEnglish
      82·
      8 months ago

      Well, that or go to court for a movie collection. I’d phrase my statement differently, but I can see the appeal of the settlement.