Over the past 18 months or so, I sold about 2/3 of my DVD and BD collection. I ripped those to MKV files and was fine having a DRM free digital file for them on my HDD.
Now... as I want to purchase new movies I am possibly looking to go all digital purchases. I currently rent movies from Google Play and really enjoy the experience. Fortunately, their streaming service will let you DL a movie purchase for offline play, but it will only run through their app (DRM locked so you can't run on VLC, etc). I would likely look to GP for my digital movie buys but this conversation is still relevant for iTunes, Vudu, etc (Amazon?).
In addition to the standard DRM conversation here is my hesitation... what if I buy a streaming movie today from Google Play and some time in the future a movie studio decides to pull their movies from the respective streaming movie service? Has anyone experienced this (or any "lost" access) in any form from any service?
I would hate to pay $10-$20 for a new digital movie only to not have access to it down the road due to a studio pissing match. Is the buyer protected or grandfathered in any way? I am worried that "I accept" box you check when signing up is in favor of the streaming service here and not the buyer.