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Apple Pulls Some Disney and Pixar Titles From iTunes Store and iTunes in the Cloud [Updated]

Sith Vol said:
This is ridiculous. Pull the content from being able to be purchased from current customers, ok. But don't make it impossible for those who have already PAID for the downloads to redownload. Those movies are their property now. That's absurd.
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Especially when they don't bother to auto-send you an email.

"Sorry Customer, due to licensing, your movie is no longer available and has been deleted from your library and iCloud."

I'm sorry, but this business model is flawed. So they get to keep the money even after the pull the titles? Class action suit.
 
This is news? Not that these titles have been removed I mean, but some people here are freaking out like it's the end of the world that a company can stop selling their product on the iTunes store..

Some iTunes Eligible Content that you previously purchased may not be available for subsequent download at any given time, and Apple shall have no liability to you in such event. As you may not be able to subsequently download certain previously-purchased iTunes Eligible Content, once you download an item of iTunes Eligible Content, it is your responsibility not to lose, destroy, or damage it, and you may want to back it up.
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Quoted from the iTunes Store Terms and Conditions

This is pretty common when purchasing any media online.
 
Disney has been trying to push consumers into their new Digital Copy Plus. The problem is the format of the digital copy depends directly on the title you purchase. They're making it too much of a hassle to watch a movie you've paid for. Check out their crazy list http://www.digitalcopyplus.com/providers
 
DShap5 said:
So if anyone wanted to watch this on their mac that is now lacking a DVD drive, they should...?

Of course, you can always get Netflix or something, but you can't download the movies from Netflix....
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Rip it. There, I said it. If your country's laws allow it, RIP IT. If they don't, scream until they do.
 
I don't expect this was done intentionally. Steve Jobs was a massive shareholder of Disney stock after the Pixar buyout and Disney and the networks it owns (ABC, etc) were the first to hit the iTunes Music Store when they launched movies and tv shows.

Disney doesn't have a track record of screwing with Apple. In fact Disney has a track record of doing anything Apple asks of them, so either they'll be back shortly, or there is another reason outside of Disney's control stopping them.

This is very abnormal behavior for Disney...as the article stated Disney owns the content, so if they want to remove it Apple can't stop them.
 
They are probably removing all movies from iTunes store because they will (finally) use blu-ray media on Macs.

/sarcasm

It's funny how we cannot trust media you download from anywhere; best is to have a physical copy of the movie you want. Then, you make your own digital content from it, to avoid these issues.
 
roland.g said:
This is why I download all iTunes purchases to my media drive and don't leave them for in the Cloud watching. While some content may be there, studios add and remove content. Once it is on your machine, it is yours to keep and can be streamed to an Apple TV or synced to an iOS device. The always available in the cloud feature was an added benefit if you wanted to access your content in other ways, but it is not really designed to be an online repository for your content as not all studios participate and keep all titles indefinitely. This is not iTunes Match.
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Can you still watch them even though you downloaded the file? I think the OP says the files were delete from his library AND the iCloud.
 
"You're buying it the wrong way" :D

This is why I bought at $90 external Blu-ray drive -- along with MakeMKV and Handbrake. Usually can get Blu-rays on Amazon for cheaper than iTunes.

Just have to a do a little work. How dare we.
 
Sigh. Isn't this obvious why this is happening?

IT'S THE FRICKEN DISNEY VAULT THING!!!!!!

It's done to control the market, and make the content fresh to new generation of viewers.

From Wikipedia:

The Walt Disney Company itself states that this process is done to both control their market and to allow Disney films to be fresh for new generations of young children. A side effect of the moratorium process is the fact that videos and DVDs of Disney films placed on moratorium become collectibles, sold in stores and at auction websites such as eBay for sums in excess of their original suggested retail price.
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This sadly also applies to digital content as well, including cloud and streaming services such as iTunes in the Cloud or Amazon Instant Streaming. After the while, even if you purchased the content, it will be removed from iTunes sale for foreseeable future until the next Diamond release.

This is WHY you should ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR MOVIE PURCHASES IF POSSIBLE....... Don't rely on just iTunes in the Cloud...... Thats why I always download the movie, and then just upload the file and iTunes Extra files into my cloud server as a just in case scenario.

(Amazon is worse, since there is no download option)
 
I have 10,000 songs and 1,000 movies in my library. Although I have them on the cloud, I ALWAYS keep a copy on my local hard drive (which is backed up to my Time Machine). The cloud is convinient and can function as an off site disaster back up. But to have this as a primary storage is not advisable and this is proof.
 
FlatlinerG said:
This is news? Not that these titles have been removed I mean, but some people here are freaking out like it's the end of the world that a company can stop selling their product on the iTunes store..

Quoted from the iTunes Store Terms and Conditions

This is pretty common when purchasing any media online.
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The issue isn't that they pulled it from the store, the issue is that they pulled it from the cloud for people who already purchased it without any warning.
I can't download content to keep on my Apple TV.
Why would I ever "buy" a movie on it again?
 
To be fair, this is crap! What's the reason for pulling it from the stores? Those that have purchased these copies should have exactly the same rights as those that have purchased from their local supermarket or online store... will they next start knocking on doors and asking "Can we have our DVD back please?".
 
Razeus said:
How can they pull content that's been paid for? This is why I don't buy movies from iTunes or anywhere else as a download. :mad: I consider this THEFT and expect a class-action suit to be filed.
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Its in the TOS. You are just buying a license to watch the content. They can pull it at any time.

Sucks, but its partly why the physical media business isn't going away anytime soon.
 
The Tuck said:
This is why people should be afraid of purchasing content from the iTunes or Amazon digital video stores. Nothing beats a 1080p physical disk that you can keep on a shelf that the content owner can't remove from your library.
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This is the exact fear that those of us still clinging to physical media have been holding back because of. Now it's proven valid. This is never going to stop being an issue. It's always been possible for physical media to go out of print, but with digital download content, availability is so much less reliable. All they have to do is change their minds or decide they don't want to host content taking up storage space that they feel is not used by enough customers... Gone.
 
It's is absolutely ridiculous that Apple has allowed this to happen! On their site it specifically says all purchases will always be available! What about people that just use Apple TV or their iPads to buy movies.

Way to build up the trust of digital media Tim, you've failed!



With iCloud, all the music, movies, TV shows, and other iTunes content you’ve purchased are always available to download to your devices. And with iTunes Match, you can take music you’ve purchased elsewhere and store it in iCloud for just $24.99 a year.1
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I'm glad that I downloaded The Lion King from my iCloud last week, so I still have it on my hard drive.

I get the feeling a law suit will occur though
 
Dumb

Hey People,
When you purchase the movie - DOWNLOAD IT - to your hard drive, external driver, etc. The cloud is for other devices. You're the ones who don't have their backups done correctly. You're buying the movie, AND the ability to re-download it at the owners discretion. They can change that whenever they want. You're the one who is supposed to download it, which the DO state all over the place.
 
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In other words...

Save copies to your computer and stream these titles from your devices to Apple TVs in cases like this....
 
While I'm not sure about Mater's Tall Tales, I know that Beauty and the Beast as well as The Lion King were recently pulled back into the Disney Vault, so that may have something to do with it.

If they want to keep new people from buying it, that's their business I suppose. I don't agree, however, on making things you have already purchased unavailable. It's not as if Disney comes and pulls the DVDs off of my shelf when they lock up a title, so they shouldn't be able to do that with a download in the cloud either. It's not as if you can resell your downloads like a used DVD.

Edit: Looks like I've been beaten to the punch!
 
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