Editing Funimation "Forever" Content License Revocation (section)

==Background==
Sony finalized its acquisition of Crunchyroll in 2021 after an extended antitrust review by the US Department of Justice.<ref>https://www.wired.com/story/funimation-crunchyroll-big-anime-era-is-here/</ref><ref>https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22349203/doj-crunchyroll-investigation-sony-att</ref> After a year of operations under Sony, On March 1st, 2022, an announcement was made informing users that the site would be consolidated into Crunchyroll as a part of the acquisition of Crunchyroll by Sony. <ref>https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/crunchyroll-adds-funimation-anime-sony-1235192876/</ref>

On February 7th, 2024, it was announced that Funimation would shut down and transition to Crunchyroll on April 2nd, 2024.<ref name=":1">https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/8/24065940/funimation-shutdown-crunchyroll-digital-library</ref><ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-07/funimation-app-shuts-down-on-april-2-as-its-accounts-merge-with-crunchyroll/.207344</ref> Users were notified at that time that subscription prices would increase and users would permanently lose access to their digital library without any mention of a refund or replacement.<ref name=":1" /> Shortly afterwards, articles were published by major digital news outlets such as Ars Technica and the Verge, with both users and journalists remarking on the largely negative outcomes of this merger.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/02/funimation-dvds-included-forever-available-digital-copies-forever-ends-april-2/</ref>