Amazon Prime Video is able to remove a video from your library after purchase.

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We are contacting you regarding a past Prime Video purchase(s). The below content is no longer playable on Prime Video.

In an effort to compensate you for the inconvenience, we have applied a £5.99 Amazon Gift Card to your account. The Gift Card amount is equal to the amount you paid for the Prime Video purchase(s). To apologize for the inconvenience, we've also added an Amazon Gift Certificate of £5 to your account. Your Gift Card balance will be automatically applied to your next eligible order. You can view your balance and usage history in Your Account here:

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This is why I don't 'buy' media from online services. You are depending on:

  • The service continuing to have the rights to the item
  • You continuing to be a member of the service
  • The service continuing to exist
  • You having the software or sometimes the hardware to access the service

Eff all that stuff ....

I have to be able to download it, and it has to be in an open format.