Another reason to sail the high seas

https://sh.itjust.works/post/6553680

Another reason to sail the high seas - sh.itjust.works

$25 to rent the movie, one watch within max 24 hours after you start watching it… Or $5 more to own it. Scammers.

No you are mistaken with “Or $5 mire to own it”. You own a license to watch for the amount of time the platforms decides to keep it up.
Then, when they remove it, they offer you a measly $5 gift card only redeemable on their platform.

On that last post where someone got a refund they gave a full refund as a gift card and an additional 5 euro gift card.

(Not saying it’s an okay think to do, just in case you’re referencing it.)

A gift card isn’t a refund

It also doesn’t change the false implication they would “own” the digital copy

It’s a refund in the sense that you can exchange it for an item of equal value. A real refund would be more appropriate, I agree.
Equal value to the store != equal value to actual people.
The store has a profit margin, so the store values the item significantly less than the sticker price.