Report: Movies ‘Vanishing’ From iTunes

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We all known Apple moves in mysterious ways, making changes that disrupt the lives of users with few warnings. Users Monday reported some movies are vanishing from the shelves of the iTunes Store.

Like in the Eagles’ “Hotel California,” a variety of movies can be bookmarked on iTunes but can’t check out. An error window appears when such flicks as Michael Clayton, Atonement and Charlie Wilson’s War are selected, according to Macworld.

The mystery may be some rights-management issue, although the movies involved span several studios, Ars Technica points out.

This isn’t the first time iTunes users have scratched their heads over movies available through iTunes. A recent uproar occurred after iTunes customers discovered new MacBooks included hardware-based copyright protection features which prevented some movies from playing on third-party displays.

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2 responses to “Report: Movies ‘Vanishing’ From iTunes”

  1. nallama says:

    The Apple does move in mysterious ways.

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