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Sony is deleting 551 movies and TV shows you bought on PlayStation, because you don't really own your digital purchases— John Wick, Paddington, and Terminator 2 are among the titles–no refunds offered (www.playstation.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 17 points 4 months ago (10 children)

And just to be sure make a digital copy of those so you have at least 2 versions available should either version degrade.

In some jurisdiction bypassing the DRM for strictly personal use is even legal, in those where it's not: if you don't share your private copy can anyone even prove you bypassed it?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    I thought disc rot wasn't a thing anymore with Blu-ray?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I am not an optical disc expert, but I recall with CDs/DVDs, factory pressed are more resilient whereas burned discs can rot more easily. I believe this still holds true with BR. Furthermore, there are carbon-based BR discs that profess to not exhibit data rot for 1000 years.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    All physical objects degrade with time. Factory-pressed commercial discs like movies have an expected lifespan of 10-20 years assuming they’re stored properly at all times.

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