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VPNSecure cancels lifetime subscriptions after changing owners
- gnabgib 1y agoSmall discussion (16 points, 11 days ago, 10 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43865593 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43865593
- GolfPopper 1y agoThis seems to be an increasingly popular angle for large corporations. Disney tried it with royalties for Star Wars authors not long ago: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/star-wars-author-royalties-disney-1234951422/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sta...
- whycome 1y ago> VPNSecure was acquired in 2023, “including the technology, domain, and customer database—but not the liabilities.” Can I do this too?
- hn_acker 1y agoI think the way Timothy Geigner described the incident is very fitting [1]: > VPNSecure Lifetime Subscriptions: Now You Didn't License What You Licensed, Either [1] https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/20/vpnsecure-lifetime-subscriptions-now-you-didnt-license-what-you-licensed-either/ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/20/vpnsecure-lifetime-subsc...