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*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. *

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[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Corporations had already proven they cannot be trusted with any long-term leasing or subscription long before they started passing that phrase around.

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Corporations have also already proved very difficult to actually hold to account. They can basically do as they please, with relative disregard for any consumer protections that may already exist. It's not good, but it can get worse.