Sure, that’s why it’s not outright illegal for them to do this. But that doesn’t mean it makes any sense economically. I’m much less likely to buy a movie (as

Sure, that’s why it’s not outright illegal for them to do this. But that doesn’t mean it makes any sense economically. I’m much less likely to buy a movie (as opposed to renting it) that way, for example. And redownloading after moving does work for some types of content (e.g. books on Amazon, I believe music for Apple etc.), so it’s really just a matter of a lack of urgency to negotiate this.