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Sony is deleting 551 movies and TV shows you bought on PlayStation, because you don't really own your digital purchases— John Wick, Paddington, and Terminator 2 are among the titles–no refunds offered (www.playstation.com)
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[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 31 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Buy Blu-ray's and DVD's.

[–] AmyAye@nord.pub 13 points 13 hours ago

Yeah, this is why I don't buy digital movies.

No DRM Free download option.

FWIW, I buy digital music all the time, because I can download it, back it up, etc.

[–] neshura@bookwyr.me 14 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

And just to be sure make a digital copy of those so you have at least 2 versions available should either version degrade.

In some jurisdiction bypassing the DRM for strictly personal use is even legal, in those where it's not: if you don't share your private copy can anyone even prove you bypassed it?

[–] kboos1@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago

Maybe able to get away with it if your not using a PC with AI snitch

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

or don’t bother with making copies and just pirate a copy later if there’s an issue with the disc.

[–] neshura@bookwyr.me 5 points 13 hours ago

Runs you the risk of getting caught plus is more work if you need a specific version rather than just a version.

[–] Prox@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I thought disc rot wasn't a thing anymore with Blu-ray?

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

All physical objects degrade with time. Factory-pressed commercial discs like movies have an expected lifespan of 10-20 years assuming they’re stored properly at all times.

[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I just want to say I have 30 year old DVDs that still read just fine, and I've had other DVDs that stopped reading after 10 years with no visible damage. Shits a crapshoot.

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I am not an optical disc expert, but I recall with CDs/DVDs, factory pressed are more resilient whereas burned discs can rot more easily. I believe this still holds true with BR. Furthermore, there are carbon-based BR discs that profess to not exhibit data rot for 1000 years.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Depends how you store them.

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

That and the quality of the disc. There used to be a manufacturer grade rating for the CD/DVDs. Don’t know if BR got rated as well.