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==''"Forever" Digital Content License Revocation''== | ==''"Forever" Digital Content License Revocation''== | ||
On April 2nd, 2024 Funimation was shut down. Users permanently lost access to any digital content they had purchased from Funimation or redeemed through a code provided with a physical blu-ray or DVD product - content that had previously been advertised to users as being available "forever." <ref>https://www.cbr.com/funimation-shut-down-forever-digital-copies-fooled/</ref> In order to continue streaming content, users would have to sign up for a new subscription tier with Crunchyroll or let their subscription with Funimation automatically transition into a new, more expensive subscription with Crunchyroll. | [[File:Funimation service update Emma Roth Verge.webp|alt=Crunchyroll's "service update" indicating the changes in price and the dates on which price changes would take effect. As published by Emma Roth in her The Verge article Funimation is shutting down — and taking your digital library with it.|right|frameless|741x741px]] | ||
On April 2nd, 2024 Funimation was shut down. Users permanently lost access to any digital content they had purchased from Funimation or redeemed through a code provided with a physical blu-ray or DVD product - content that had previously been advertised to users as being available "forever." <ref>https://www.cbr.com/funimation-shut-down-forever-digital-copies-fooled/</ref> Users were notified in advance that In order to continue streaming content, users would have to sign up for a new subscription tier with Crunchyroll or let their subscription with Funimation automatically transition into a new, more expensive subscription with Crunchyroll. Notably absent from the notification, was any indication that existing digital content that had been purchased would be inaccessible in Crunchyroll. | |||
===Funimation's response=== | ===Funimation's response=== | ||
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==='''Video References'''=== | ==='''Video References'''=== | ||
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