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Lawsuit Says Amazon Prime Video Misleads When You 'Buy' a Long-Term Streaming Rental
"Typically when something is available to "buy," ownership of that good or access to that service is offered in exchange for money," writes Ars Technica. "That's not really the case, though, when it comes to digital content." Often, streaming services like Amazon Prime Video offer customers the op...
Often, streaming services like Amazon Prime Video offer customers the options to "rent" digital content for a few days or to "buy" it. But these purchases are really just long-term licenses to watch the content for as long as the streaming service has the right to distribute it — which could be for years, months, or days after the transaction. A lawsuit recently filed against Prime Video challenges this practice and accuses the streaming service of misleading customers by labeling long-term rentals as purchases.
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