Amazon Prime movies

flaneurs_lobster

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81988869#Comment_81988869

Again to be clear, Amazon Prime is the subscription service (~£100/yr) that gets you a streaming service for films (Prime Video) /music, ebooks, free delivery and some other stuff. There is a level of sub that just gets you Prime Video access without the other things.

An Amazon account is free, what you need to access anything on Amazon including movies that you've purchased/bought/procured or otherwise ponied up for, giving you the right to watch them.

dumpster_fire2025

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81989094#Comment_81989094

You can't steal a copyright. That's akin to claiming that someone can "steal your human rights." It's a right granted to you by legislation. It can be taken away from you by the government or "infringed" by others (including the government) but it cannot be "stolen." Although it is sometimes referred to colloquially as copyright "theft" it really isn't, and the introduction of that term appears to be an attempt by the industry to muddy the waters and make it appear to be a criminal act when for the average person it would be a tort.

People only get prosecuted for things such as counterfeiting, or other money making ventures. Just torrenting a TV show isn't going to get your collar felt, but you might end up with a court claim form being posted through your letterbox.

ellymoo

I always buy physical copies of films and music for this very reason. Nobody can take it away from me!

QrizB

Erm, perhaps I badly explained my analogy. It was about a can of beans.

As others have mentioned, it's a very poor analogy.

Heinz sell beans to Tesco, which then sells sells beans to you. They might have 100 cans of beans on the shelf. Once they've sold 100 cans, they have no beans to sell. Meanwhile the beans are yours to do with as you wish.

Tesco also sells DVDs. Paramount might have sold them 20 copies of "The Big Short". Once they've sold 20 copies, they have no more to sell. Meanwhile the DVD and it's content is yours to do with as you wish (subject to UK copyright law).

Paramount also have a deal with Amazon to sell licences to view "The Big Short". Amazon can sell as many of these as they want; them selling licences to others does not affect their ability to sell a licence to you. And, when Paramount's deal with Amazon ends, Amazon will rescind those licenses and all the purchasers will find they can no longer watch it.

MyRealNameToo

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81990333#Comment_81990333

Tell that to the thief that took my 300 CDs when I was a student; many of the limited editions or "live" albums were irreplaceable.

Whereas when the Mrs lost her iPod all the music was returned to her replacement one within an hour of it turning up.

ellymoo

Well there is that, but I have copies of all my music anyway on various devices.

Chief_of_Staffy

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81990333#Comment_81990333

From where? Most films these days have their rights bought by streaming services and if they do release them on hardcopy it's some 1080p Spanish-release DVD for 25 quid.

Also, for the people who say you purchase a licence to view, that's not the full story. You purchase a licence to view at the discretion of the company, and of the rightsholder(s). So if you 'purchase' a digital movie or audiobook and next month it's withdrawn from circulation, which can happen for a whole host of reasons, you can no longer view it. This is basically legalised theft. On some platforms you can get software to download your purchase from the backend to play locally. On others, you can't. The latter, I don't use.

ellymoo

Amazon, HMV, etc. or charity shops. I've never paid £25 for a DVD. I just like having the physical things.

CurlySue2017

"From where? Most films these days have their rights bought by streaming services and if they do release them on hardcopy it's some 1080p Spanish-release DVD for 25 quid."

There are quite a few places…..preowned is the way forward for me, there is loads of choice out there for a fan of less modern films (pre 2000) and when you are looking at paying 50p - £2 for them, it is also great for moneysaving 😉 Think Ebay, CeX, charity shops, etc.

Chief_of_Staffy

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81991280#Comment_81991280

What I mean is, it's not so much the scarcity of the hard copies that's the problem, it's that the 4K and bluray versions are never released, because they're streaming exclusive. They might release a DVD, or an appalling quality blu ray, in limited numbers, so yes they can be obtained second-hand, but the quality versions are not on the market at all.