Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies
by josephcsible on Friday April 23, 2021 @09:51AM
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When you rent something, you're supposed to be told very clearly up front when your last day when the thing is.
Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies
by fastball on Friday April 23, 2021 @03:15PM
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Isn't that the distinction though? A rental has a clear end date, enforced by Apple. A purchase does not, it can merely disappear from Apple's catalogue at some point, due to licensing issues. Apple has no idea how long that thing will be around, so they can't really quote a date your "purchase" ends.
Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies
by akoncius on Friday April 23, 2021 @07:16PM
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one approach: if license expires old buyers still should be able to watch that movie and license expiration could be applied only on new sales.
on the other hand, apple is well educated how industry works and they are well aware that purchase is not full ownership of copy so you could interpret it as intentional attempt to mislead customers.
It's essentially the "times have changed" argument; that the common nomenclature for "purchase a non-exclusive license with no fixed term" is "buy a copy", and "purchase a non-exclusive licence with a fixed term" is "rent a copy". And if that is true for the vast majority of consumers, the argument does hold weight.