Don't Believe Your Eyes: Google Says It Isn't Revoking Access to Purchased Movies

Google Can't Promise You'll Always Have Access to Your Digital Library, but Can Give You a Small Credit

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Google Apologizes for Vanished Lord of the Rings Purchase

If you’re tired of censorship and surveillance, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. “We want to apologize for the frustration you’ve experienced over your Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy,” a senior support specialist wrote to the customer whose films vanished from his Google Play library four years after he paid for them. “You should always be...

Don't believe your eyes: Google says it isn't revoking access to purchased movies

TL;DR Last week, a Google Play user reported that Google had revoked access to their purchased The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition trilogy. The problem now appears to be a technical issue, as Google says the affected user should still have access to the films. Google eventually issued the user a refund in the form of store credit. The user says they still can’t access the films. Recent events are reminding us that purchasing digital content …

One Lord of the Rings fan is fighting back after Google removed the extended edition from their digital library

It seems as though digital libraries will never really replace physical media, as one film fan is learning after Google removed the complete Lord of the Rings extended edition trilogy from their library. Earlier this August, one Lord of the Rings fan went to his Google Play account to find the trilogy missing. But when they brought the matter up to Google, the site said that even though the user paid for the trilogy, the content had been removed…