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Sony PlayStation will pull hundreds of StudioCanal-published films from users' digital libraries on September 1, 2026 due to licensing, affecting about 551 titles including Terminator 2 and The Deer Hunter.
Google has ended its partnership with Movies Anywhere, a service that allowed users to access purchased films across platforms, due to a dispute with Disney over YouTube TV carriage fees. As a result, Google users can no longer sync new purchases or redeem codes through Movies Anywhere, although previously owned titles remain accessible. Disney has also removed access to Disney movies on Google stores, marking a significant change in digital movie ecosystem collaborations.
A proposed class-action lawsuit against Amazon claims that the company misleads consumers by marketing digital movies and TV shows as purchases when they are actually licenses, which can be revoked if distribution rights change. The lawsuit argues that Amazon's notice about this is insufficiently clear, and recent California laws may strengthen such cases. This raises concerns about digital ownership and the potential for digital content to disappear from users' libraries.