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

submitted 5 days 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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[-] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Because they make more money on licensing than selling the digital copies. Companies that offer a purchase option, like Amazon, usually only sell you the right to access the media through their platform and offer no way to take it out.

Now as time has shown us they can take that away as well as you don’t actually own the digital content you purchased. For example Sony pulled titles that people bought and thought they owned from their store and offered no way to download the content.

It’s just more bullshit and corporate greed. Part of why companies aren’t selling physical media anymore is because if you can’t own something they can keep charging you for access to that thing and infinitely double dip.

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this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2024

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