The Skullgirls team has taken a digital product that many people purchased and altered it in very significant ways.

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The Skullgirls team has taken a digital product that many people purchased and altered it in very significant ways. They've cut out entire pages from the art book, removed and re-announced voice lines, and drawn over concept art to make it less offensive. The current Skullgirls team, while many of them have ties to the very beginning of the game, is not the same team it was at the beginning. They're missing some of the most important contributors to the Skullgirls brand. They're also literally a completely different company than the original Lab Zero, who is now censoring Lab Zero's products. 
 
if these were physical products. Imagine if you bought a physical art book that you really loved. Ten years later, when the company you bought that art book from is overtaken by another company, that new company comes into your house and demands that you give them the pages of the art book that they deemed offensive.

James L. Arrasmith · Answer

In California, modifying a digital product post-purchase may or may not violate laws depending on the terms of service or end-user license agreement (EULA) that customers agreed to at the time of purchase. If the terms explicitly reserve the right to make changes to the digital content, the company is generally within its legal rights to make such changes. Customers who disagree with these changes may have limited recourse under California law, which would likely focus on whether the changes constitute a breach of contract or false advertising.

Q: The Skullgirls team has taken a digital product that many people purchased and altered it in very significant ways.