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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1939512" data-attributes="member: 131855">I was perplexed when this happened to me. I had read that previously downloaded content could be downloaded again and that would be much faster than reloading from the DVDs I had made as a backup when I went to download one album only three or four of the thirty-plus tracks from that album were available.I seem to recall reading that this can happen when an artist/label pulls its content from a digital archive. I suspect that, like almost everything else in law, the user's &quot;rights&quot; depend upon the exact circumstances involved. I do, for example, lose content provided by subscription services if I cancel the subscription.What happened to me made sense. If I had purchased a physical CD and that copy was damaged two years later, the retailer isn't obliged to provide a free replacement. If they no longer sell it, for whatever reason, they can't provide a replacement. In that case, the story owner cannot however come into my home and confiscate the physical copy that I purchased.I did a quick search before posting and there seems to be some confusion about what happens. I thought I remembered Audible deleting a particular book from user's libraries several years ago when they lost the rights to that book but there seems to be some confusion about that.EDIT: Hopefully Randy can provide some insight into the current legal thinking.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1939512, member: 131855"] I was perplexed when this happened to me. I had read that previously downloaded content could be downloaded again and that would be much faster than reloading from the DVDs I had made as a backup when I went to download one album only three or four of the thirty-plus tracks from that album were available. I seem to recall reading that this can happen when an artist/label pulls its content from a digital archive. I suspect that, like almost everything else in law, the user's "rights" depend upon the exact circumstances involved. I do, for example, lose content provided by subscription services if I cancel the subscription. What happened to me made sense. If I had purchased a physical CD and that copy was damaged two years later, the retailer isn't obliged to provide a free replacement. If they no longer sell it, for whatever reason, they can't provide a replacement. In that case, the story owner cannot however come into my home and confiscate the physical copy that I purchased. I did a quick search before posting and there seems to be some confusion about what happens. I thought I remembered Audible deleting a particular book from user's libraries several years ago when they lost the rights to that book but there seems to be some confusion about that. EDIT: Hopefully Randy can provide some insight into the current legal thinking. [/QUOTE]

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