Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content: Difference between revisions
expanded into the pattern of pulling purchased video: added the september 2026 studiocanal removal (551 titles, uk/europe, no refund), filled out the 2022 germany/austria removal, and added the terms-of-service license clauses and california's ab 2426 disclosure law |
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== Discovery removal and reversal == | == Discovery removal and reversal == | ||
On December 6, 2023, the New York Times reported that purchased Discovery shows, among them MythBusters & Deadliest Catch, would be deleted from PlayStation libraries on December 31, 2023, with Sony citing its content licensing arrangements.<ref name="nyt" /> The plan reached more than 1,300 Discovery TV shows.<ref name="gamesindustry" /> | On December 6, 2023, the New York Times reported that purchased Discovery shows, among them MythBusters & Deadliest Catch, would be deleted from PlayStation libraries on December 31, 2023, with Sony citing its content licensing arrangements.<ref name="nyt" /> The plan reached more than 1,300 Discovery TV shows.<ref name="gamesindustry" /> The notice Sony posted on its PlayStation Store legal page read: | ||
<blockquote>''As of 31 December 2023, due to our content licensing arrangements with content providers, you will no longer be able to watch any of your previously purchased Discovery content and the content will be removed from your video library. We sincerely thank you for your continued support.''</blockquote><ref name="psvideo-removal-2023" /> | |||
[[File:PlayStation-Discovery-removal-notice-2023.png|thumb|center|upright=2.6|Sony's PlayStation Store legal page on December 9, 2023, telling buyers that ''you will no longer be able to watch any of your previously purchased Discovery content''.<ref name="psvideo-removal-2023" />]] | |||
After consumer backlash, Sony reversed course.<ref name="asmdc" /> On December 21, 2023, it said it had reached an updated agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery & would keep the shows available ''for at least the next 30 months''.<ref name="gamesindustry" /> The notice on its legal page was replaced with: | After consumer backlash, Sony reversed course.<ref name="asmdc" /> On December 21, 2023, it said it had reached an updated agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery & would keep the shows available ''for at least the next 30 months''.<ref name="gamesindustry" /> The notice on its legal page was replaced with: | ||
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<ref name="beyondgames">{{Cite web |last=Muhammad |first=Isa |date=2022-07-11 |title=Sony removes purchased StudioCanal films from PlayStation Store |url=https://www.beyondgames.biz/24464/sony-removes-purchased-studiocanal-films-from-playstation-store/ |access-date=2026-06-28 |website=BeyondGames.biz}}</ref> | <ref name="beyondgames">{{Cite web |last=Muhammad |first=Isa |date=2022-07-11 |title=Sony removes purchased StudioCanal films from PlayStation Store |url=https://www.beyondgames.biz/24464/sony-removes-purchased-studiocanal-films-from-playstation-store/ |access-date=2026-06-28 |website=BeyondGames.biz}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="nyt">{{Cite web |last=Medina |first=Eduardo |date=2023-12-06 |title=PlayStation Will Delete Purchased Discovery Shows |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/technology/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-removal.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207004027/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/technology/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-removal.html |archive-date=2023-12-07 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> | <ref name="nyt">{{Cite web |last=Medina |first=Eduardo |date=2023-12-06 |title=PlayStation Will Delete Purchased Discovery Shows |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/technology/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-removal.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207004027/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/technology/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-removal.html |archive-date=2023-12-07 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="psvideo-removal-2023">{{Cite web |title=Discovery Entitlements Affected Titles |url=https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209201546/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ |archive-date=2023-12-09 |url-status=dead |access-date=2026-06-28 |website=PlayStation}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="psvideo-us">{{Cite web |title=Discovery Entitlements Affected Titles |url=https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101095355/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ |archive-date=2024-01-01 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=PlayStation}}</ref> | <ref name="psvideo-us">{{Cite web |title=Discovery Entitlements Affected Titles |url=https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101095355/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ |archive-date=2024-01-01 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=PlayStation}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="gamesindustry">{{Cite web |last=Dring |first=Christopher |date=2023-12-21 |title=PlayStation will not delete Discovery TV shows after all |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-will-not-delete-discovery-tv-shows-after-all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221185246/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-will-not-delete-discovery-tv-shows-after-all |archive-date=2023-12-21 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref> | <ref name="gamesindustry">{{Cite web |last=Dring |first=Christopher |date=2023-12-21 |title=PlayStation will not delete Discovery TV shows after all |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-will-not-delete-discovery-tv-shows-after-all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221185246/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-will-not-delete-discovery-tv-shows-after-all |archive-date=2023-12-21 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref> | ||