Why the heck aren't all the "old" series/movies available to buy anywhere? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by nitefox@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I understand if they stopped printing new blu rays / DVDs, but it’s outrageous and disappointing I can’t just buy the digital edition.

Is there an actual reason companies do this? Do they hate money or what?

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I mean, can you give an example or two?

There's probably not a single answer for everything. Depending on what you consider "old" there's a chance no one saved a copy.

It might be that contracts were better back then so the studio wouldn't make much releasing it.

[-] nitefox@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago

Chuck, for example. It’s available in the US afaik but where I live, it’s available only in streaming on prime video. The blu rays aren’t available at all either

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

So it's a region locking thing.

That sucks for everyone. I remember back in the day when vpns got new regions, and there was so much more available.

But physical media needs to be physically produced. It's available in DVD and I think it came before Blu-ray even so you're kind of asking a lot here

[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

If it’s on physical disc in one region but not where you live, it might be possible to purchase that disc and ship it to your home. While it might be region-blocked on the disc, there are ways to bypass that with certain disc players or converting them on your computer. The legality of bypassing region-blocking may vary depending on your jurisdiction, but from a technical standpoint it’s certainly possible. It’s probably less legal liability than going straight to piracy (especially compared to the liability from torrenting where they try to claim someone’s engaged in illegal distribution).

[-] oxjox@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Does this work where you live? https://www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=Chuck

[-] nitefox@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah but there is streaming only as I said

[-] oxjox@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

It shows me options to purchase. Season 1 is $20 from Amazon.

[-] nitefox@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

I’m not from the US

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