Casualties afoot as Sony merges Funimation with 2021-acquired Crunchyroll.

Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever”::Casualties afoot as Sony merges Funimation with 2021-acquired Crunchyroll.

  • @psychothumbs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17•1 year ago

    I would never pay to purchase a digital copy of a show. Either get physical media or pirate it. Anything else is just a long term rental.

  • @LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netEnglish
    12•1 year ago

    Could this be the basis for a lawsuit? I mean everyone had to know that this platform wouldn’t last forever, but it’s not as if they’re shutting down completely. Seems like they could easily port this feature over to the new platform, they just choose not to. Is that breach of contract?

    • @ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      They’re less than shutting down. Funimation was where these shows are. Sony owns Funimation, and funimation bought crunchyroll. Funimation is switching their name to crunchyroll because it has more positive name recognition.

      So funimation is essentially claiming that Funimation purchases will be null and void after funimation chooses to change its name to crunchyroll.

      Also, since crunchy and fun were competitors and they were allowed to buy themselves into a near monopoly, they’re upping the subscription prices.

  • @Squire1039@lemm.eeEnglish
    5•1 year ago

    I guess you shouldn’t expect any tech company to provide anything “forever,” as forever for them, and the fine prints, mean totally different things than what you and I think it is.