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> Apple promised him a purchase with indefinite storage I do think it's terrible that these movies seem to available in both regions, but are somehow not consi

> Apple promised him a purchase with indefinite storage I do think it's terrible that these movies seem to available in both regions, but are somehow not considered equivalent. So yes, I agree, it sucks that they removed it from his account. But I'm very curious about the part of your comment I quoted. I don't think any service provider has ever specified "indefinite storage" forever, especially across regions, but I would trust such a promise not at all. I'm really not trying to defend Apple here, because the whole thing sucks. But as hacker-types, surely we can try to understand how intellectual property and regional licensing and the edge cases of people moving internationally are more likely to result in screw-ups than not, right?

Dylan16807 8y ago
> I don't think any service provider has ever specified "indefinite storage" forever, especially across regions, but I would trust such a promise not at all. Isn't it the business model of every online game store? I don't trust it completely, but I trust it enough to not really bother with backing up my Steam games. > I'm really not trying to defend Apple here, because the whole thing sucks. But as hacker-types, surely we can try to understand how intellectual property and regional licensing and the edge cases of people moving internationally are more likely to result in screw-ups than not, right? "Screw-up" implies that they would fix it and get him the movie back. Apple should be licensing it so that once you buy the movie in a specific region, you can access it anywhere forever. That they don't is their failing, and I think it's inappropriate to use the word "buy" for what you apparently get.