People in Europe will soon lose access to the Studio Canal movies they paid for on the PlayStation Store.
Sony has notified customers in several European countries that they will soon lose access to some movies they have purchased through the PlayStation Store due to the imminent expiration of their license agreement with Studio Canal. If you bought any of the movies on list in the affected regions, which includes hundreds of titles, “it will be removed from your video library” on September 1, according to the warning. This is another unpleasant reminder digital product payment doesn’t actually equate ownership—if licenses expire or servers are shut down, your purchased content can go with them.
The PlayStation Store has announced the discontinuation of Studio Canal movies on several regional pages, including for Great Britain, French, Italian and Spanish customers. Don’t expect a refund either. The notice says nothing of the sort. However, the expiration date is still a few months away, so there’s still a chance things could change. The PlayStation Store was set to pull the Discovery show several years ago due to licensing issues, but ultimately a new licensing agreement was worked out to allow for a change of course to their planned removal.
