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. |
Added a link to a Youtube video that covers this controversy in some detail. |
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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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||