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====Broader implications====

Since this content was purchased digitally and nothing is guaranteed through physical ownership, companies are able to revoke, or suddenly fail to provide legitimately purchased content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbox.com/transactionterms|title=Transaction Terms and Conditions|date=2021-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927064054/https://www.redbox.com/transactionterms|archive-date=2024-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> Any ~~consumer~~ who bought content on Redbox, using legitimate avenues to view the content, are ultimately punished for viewing content the right way, which incentivizes illegal means of viewing content.

Since this content was purchased digitally and nothing is guaranteed through physical ownership, companies are able to revoke, or suddenly fail to provide legitimately purchased content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbox.com/transactionterms|title=Transaction Terms and Conditions|date=2021-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927064054/https://www.redbox.com/transactionterms|archive-date=2024-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> Any customer who bought content on Redbox, using legitimate avenues to view the content, are ultimately punished for viewing content the right way, which incentivizes illegal means of viewing content.

This issue is not limited to Redbox: a similar result may occur with any digital-media company that either goes bankrupt or does not honor terms such as “purchase” or “own”. Every large company that provides digital content engages, or has the capacity to engage, in revoking purchased content, which either were or were not defined in the [[terms of service]].

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 ====Broader implications====
-Since this content was purchased digitally and nothing is guaranteed through physical ownership, companies are able to revoke, or suddenly fail to provide legitimately purchased content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbox.com/transactionterms|title=Transaction Terms and Conditions|date=2021-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927064054/https://www.redbox.com/transactionterms|archive-date=2024-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> Any consumer who bought content on Redbox, using legitimate avenues to view the content, are ultimately punished for viewing content the right way, which incentivizes illegal means of viewing content.
+Since this content was purchased digitally and nothing is guaranteed through physical ownership, companies are able to revoke, or suddenly fail to provide legitimately purchased content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbox.com/transactionterms|title=Transaction Terms and Conditions|date=2021-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927064054/https://www.redbox.com/transactionterms|archive-date=2024-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> Any customer who bought content on Redbox, using legitimate avenues to view the content, are ultimately punished for viewing content the right way, which incentivizes illegal means of viewing content.
 This issue is not limited to Redbox: a similar result may occur with any digital-media company that either goes bankrupt or does not honor terms such as “purchase” or “own”. Every large company that provides digital content engages, or has the capacity to engage, in revoking purchased content, which either were or were not defined in the [[terms of service]].