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Re:Apple didn't delete that guy's movies – what really happened by freehunter on Sunday September 16, 2018 @09:51AM (#17998926)
>Yes, it does!

So if I buy a DVD from Wal-Mart, should they also be forced to give me another copy of the DVD if mine gets scratched or lost? Or is it my responsibility to take care of the things I've purchased and keep them safe?

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Re:Apple didn't delete that guy's movies – what really happened by seba_dos1 on Monday September 17, 2018 @09:27AM (#18005714)
Your potentially scratchable DVD is exactly a thing you spend your money on at Wal-Mart.

With Apple, you don't spend your money on anything physical. You explicitely spend it on a service provided for you that allows you to redownload the file whenever you want.

Any exceptions to that should be clear from the start, not buried in a small font somewhere in the ToS.

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Re:Apple didn't delete that guy's movies – what really happened by watwut on Sunday September 16, 2018 @04:21PM (#18000885)
That is not what happened. That analogy is simply wrong.
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