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Originally Posted by Fiffy
This has been discussed many times already. In theory, the terms of use you agree to when signing up for the service allow the removal of content from your library. In practice, it (almost) never happens. Personally I am pretty confident it will remain a rare exception, since the studios and Apple/Amazon/Vudu etc. know that users would lose trust and it would ruin the sell-through business if that was a common occurrence. If you are really concerned about this, you can always download and back up your stuff with iTunes.
The other side of the coin is that the studios can also *add* additional value to digital content after your purchase, such as new extras, alternative versions, or HD/4K upgrades. That is quite common on iTunes.
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Agreed. After reading this article about the genesis of MA (
https://www.mediaplaynews.com/bettin...vies-anywhere/ - very interesting read) the primary objective of the service is to build a value proposition for consumers and to build trust in sell through products. Which has worked, at least for myself and my brother, who have gone from "I'll buy it and redeem the code" to "it's $5 on streaming in 4k with all the special features from the $20 disc. I'll buy it, add it to my family library, and if I REALLY love it I'll buy the disc when it's $5 and sell the code for $2 or $3."
Needless to say, our digital collections have ballooned between iTunes 4k adoption and the launch of MA.