No, Apple didn't delete that guy's movies. Here's what really happened
Perhaps you've heard a story that goes like this: "Apple's 'buy' button is a sham, because Apple has the right to remove movies from your iTunes library after you've bought them. If Disney decides it no longer wants to offer a particular movie in your country, your 'purchase' is no better than an extended rental. Only Blu-rays and DVDs are safe." Here's the thing: Some of that may be true. But the story about disappearing digital copies isn't. Or, at the very least, it's a lot more complicated than that. Though his tweets went viral , and though he did chat with Apple Support, the company didn't delete or actively "remove" the movies that disappeared from Dr. Anders Gonçalves da Silva's iTunes library and his devices. It seems to have been a more complicated mix-up, based on the fact that da Silva moved his residence from one country to another. Most importantly: Apple tells CNET that it won't delete y...