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Lord of the Rings fan fighting for a refund gets it from Google, sort of

14 points by HelloUsername ago | 4 comments

pavel_lishin |next [-]

They... didn't get a refund, though. They got a £20 account credit (which is not a refund), and still no access to at least one of the films.

marcus_holmes |next |previous [-]

This is why we pirate movies (and books, which have the same problem on proprietary e-readers). It's not about getting things for free, it's about actually owning the thing we bought.

MaxikCZ |next |previous [-]

only coz he made a loud mess. Imagine tens of thousands or more that can just get bent.

aljgz |previous [-]

In similar situations how hard is it to initiate a class-action?