Funimation "Forever" Content License Revocation: Difference between revisions
On April 2nd, 2024 Funimation, a paid media-streaming platform was shutdown as part of a merger with another media-streaming platform known as Crunchyroll. This was a planned merger as a result of Sony's acquisition of both companies. The retirement of Funimation also revoked licenses for and removed access to all previously purchased digital copies of Funimation content without an automatic refund or replacement. |
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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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==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||
Generally, users were outspoken against this, with many popular news outlets creating articles about the monopolistic and anti-consumer actions that were a result of the merger.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> | Generally, users were outspoken against this, with many popular news outlets creating articles about the monopolistic and anti-consumer actions that were a result of the merger.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref group="Video References">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAwaV7B2Hwo</ref> | ||
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