Movies Anywhere
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Legal structure | Public |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Official website | https://moviesanywhere.com/ |
Movies Anywhere (previously known as Disney Movies Anywhere[1]) is a private movie streaming platform founded in 2014 by Disney. Prior to 2017, the service allowed users to watch digital copies of their Disney, Pixar, or Marvel DVDs.[1] Currently the service allows users to connect their streaming accounts to watch purchased movies on one application. Users have mentioned Movies Anywhere offers a higher bitrate for streaming compared to other vendors.[2]
Automatic opt-in to ToS change
Incident
Moviesanywhere.com, a consolidated platform that aggregates movie purchases from various online retailers into one library, notified users of a opt-out change in their Terms of Service (TOS). Therefore, as per the email, the user is already opted into a new updated agreement and will be under those conditions effective as of June 12, 2024.
Impact on consumers
Unless the account owner manually intervenes, the updated TOS will apply arbitration and removal of unauthorized content from the user's account. Moviesanywhere.com stipulates that "You may not and agree not to redeem an unauthorized, expired, invalid, or used digital code...", thereby allowing the company to remove content which it has deemed to meet that criteria.