Finally,
a
reason
to
prefer
vinyl
or
Bluetooth
over
streaming
services
that
doesn’t
make
you
sound
like
a
Hipster
or
a
Luddite
—
it
is
a
lot
easier
to
know
that
you
actually
own
physical
media.
You
may
have
noticed
that
entertainment
providers
like
Amazon
will
give
you
the
option
of
buying
or
renting
films
on
the
website.
The
intuitive
assumption
is
that
renting
is
cheaper
because
your
access
to
it
is
limited,
but
if
you
buy
a
video
offered
by
the
streaming
service
it
is
yours
forever.
Well,
not
really
—
and
that
could
be
misleading
enough
to
justify
going
to
court
over.
Hollywood
Reporter
has
coverage:
On
Friday,
a
proposed
class
action
was
filed
in
Washington
federal
court
against
Amazon
over
a
“bait
and
switch”
in
which
the
company
allegedly
misleads
consumers
into
believing
they’ve
purchased
content
when
they’re
only
getting
a
license
to
watch,
which
can
be
revoked
at
any
time.
…
Lisa
Reingold,
who
filed
the
lawsuit,
says
she
bought
Bella
and
the
Bulldogs
—
Volume
4
on
Amazon
in
May
for
$20.79
but
soon
lost
access
to
the
title.
It’s
not
an
uncommon
occurrence,
similarly
affecting
consumers
across
digital
stores,
like
those
hosted
by
Apple
and
Google.
If
you
bought
Downton
Abbey
through
Amazon
as
the
five
seasons
came
out
from
2010
to
2015,
you’d
no
longer
have
them
by
2024.
Now
that
you’ve
processed
what
you’ve
just
read,
I’ll
give
you
5
or
so
minutes
to
see
if
that
season
of
Teen
Titans
you
bought
on
Amazon
is
still
in
your
library.
Back?
I’m
either
happy
for
you
or
sorry
for
your
loss.
Is
it
false
advertisement
to
market
a
lease
agreement
as
a
bona
fide
“Buy”?
While
I
can’t
speak
for
Lisa
personally,
renting
Bella
and
the
Bulldogs
for
a
month
at
$20.79
is
a
much
harder
sale
than
actually
buying
it
for
that
price
—
and
I
could
understand
why
someone
would
be
baffled
to
discover
the
season
they
just
bought
disappeared
from
their
TV.
And
while
the
purchase
didn’t
seem
to
go
in
her
favor,
California
consumer
protection
laws
are
a
lot
more
amenable
to
her
arguments.
If
you
live
in
the
Golden
State,
this
could
be
prime
time
to
get
in
on
that
Prime
money.
You
Don’t
Actually
Own
That
Movie
You
Just
“Bought.”
A
New
Class
Action
Lawsuit
Targets
Amazon
[Hollywood
Reporter]
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.