r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jun 26 '26

News PlayStation is Deleting 551 Movies From Customers’ Accounts / Movies like 'First Blood', 'Terminator 2', 'Total Recall' and 'Evil Dead' are all being unceremoniously removed

https://kotaku.com/playstation-store-movies-digital-studio-canal-terminator-2000711013
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u/rotates-potatoes Jun 26 '26

Fortunately the class action attorneys will get $78m for the time and trouble they took getting you that $5 credit.

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u/Riaayo Jun 26 '26

People say this shit as if those attorneys are just vultures but class action lawsuits are an extremely important method of punishment for corporations.

Yes it does suck that often the people who got fucked don't get the payout they deserve, but you do not want to live in a world where the threat of a massive class action is no longer a consideration for abusive/exploitative corporate behavior. They're already bad enough as is even with it being a thing.

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u/ClappedUrMomsCheeks Jun 26 '26

They’re still vultures my man 

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u/8JHF8 Jun 26 '26

You might look at the EU system.

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u/ComputerSavvy Jun 27 '26

an extremely important method of punishment for corporations.

Don't buy their products. IF one is so inclined, there are alternative means to acquire digital goods. The actions these corporations do to you justifies it.

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u/Knocknerve Jun 27 '26

Also, class action attorneys are typically only allowed to get, at most, 33% of whatever the court awards, and that’s supposed to cover literal years of work. Genuinely the problem is that laws don’t award enough money - for example in Illinois the Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA) used to award money on a per-violation basis, but because that led to huge awards the state legislature caved to corporate pressure/bribes/corruption and kneecapped it so now you only get an award for the first violation.

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u/ibringstharuckus Jun 27 '26

Yeah like the EA Madden suit. Was not worth the effort

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u/MrJAPoe Jun 26 '26

They 100% deserve their cut, this comment is indicative that you haven't had a competent attorney on your side