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Funimation To Shut Down Completely On April 2; Deleting Purchased Digital Copies (www.animeexplained.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Disclaimer: this absolutely sucks and I'm baffled that they've made this move at all.

That being said, I don't think folks have noticed the very specific situation where this is the case:

Users who redeemed digital copies of a Blu-ray or DVD purchased from Funimation were granted access to the streaming service, where they could store and stream the purchased program or film.

They are very specifically removing the free digital copies that came with buying hard copies via Blu-ray or DVD. It still sucks, but no one is losing a digital product they outright bought.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I chipped in when my friend bought Paranoia Agent on Blu-ray because he promised me the digital copy, so this does affect me. Granted, after learning the news I "found" some rips online for my NAS, but still. It's not okay.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

kinda feels like selling someone a burger and fries, taking away the fries and then going "no one lost a burger". the digital copy is part of what was purchased, and its been taken away from purchasers with no recourse. The digital copy was part of the deal.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Still shitty, but at this point, anyone buying Blu-Rays and DVDs should chuck that stuff on Plex/Jellyfin and be done with it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Doesn't matter at all, they gave the copies, it's the costumers property now and is being taken away.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago

I see where you're coming from, but I don't think that excuses anything. If you bought a hard copy with the understanding that a digital copy came with the purchase and now they're taking away the digital copy, that's still a Darth Vader "I'm altering the deal" type move.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 7 months ago

You'll own nothing and be happy

funny, i dont feel too happy

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Any tools to rip stuff from Funimation?

Maybe this way folks will preserve it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Just download it from nyaa like a normal person.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

I don't think there's anything on funimation that hasn't already been ripped and posted on nyaa or private trackers.

Unless it's some really old or obscure stuff.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Apparently yt-dlp has code to work with Funimation, that might work (i can't check if it does)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Made a post out of it in [email protected], mind if I credit you? People should know, this info can be genuinely helpful

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No but I also don't think it's worth mentioning me lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You've mentioned an important thing that has already generated a lot of engagement (28 comments) and likes (270) under the post in a community with average, like, 10 comments and 30 likes, meaning it might be helpful to many here on Lemmy :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Magnet link ? And maybe physical address of their head office, for sending them pre-paid pizzas as thank yous ?

[–] [email protected] 52 points 7 months ago

For smart people, piracy is a financial problem.

Why pay more for things you can get for free? It's not like the businesses you're supporting wouldn't rob you blind if they thought they could get away with it.

Even the 'creators' don't get the vast majority of the money you spend; their landlords do. When they make more money, rent goes up.

I wish this generation wasn't full of useful idiots with more money than sense.

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