Movies Anywhere
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Legal Structure | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Also known as | |
| 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 2018[2], 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, offering a consolidated librery that aggregates movie purchases from various online retailers. Users have mentioned Movies Anywhere offers a higher bitrate for streaming compared to other vendors.[3]
Incidents
[edit | edit source]Automatic opt-in to ToS change
[edit | edit source]Movies Anywhere notified users[when?] of an opt-out change in their Terms of Service (TOS). 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
[edit | edit source]Unless the account owner manually intervenes, the updated TOS[4] will apply and the users will be bound by an arbitration agreement. In addition Movies Anywhere 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[citation needed]. It is worth noting that in 2017 Disney filled a copyright claim against Redbox for their service that offered digital codes of their films for purchase. [5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Disney Movies Anywhere" - d23.com - accessed 2025-02-03 (Archived)
- ↑ "Disney Movies Anywhere Shutting Down Today, but Your Movies Won’t Be Lost Forever" - variety.com - accessed 2025-02-03 (Archived)
- ↑ "What’s the real point of Movies Anywhere?" - reddit.com - accessed 2025-02-03 (Archived)
- ↑ "Movies anywhere terms of use". Moviesanywhere. January 17, 2025. Archived from the original on 16 Jan 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Disney Sues to Block Redbox's Digital Movie Sales". Variety. December 1, 2017. Archived from the original on 28 Oct 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.