Overview
- Verbraucherzentrale Sachsen has added a profit-disgorgement claim seeking at least €1.8 billion tied to Prime Video’s February 2024 shift to advertising.
- More than 123,000–126,000 Prime users have registered for the action, which is open to accounts that existed before February 5, 2024.
- Consumer advocates say Amazon trimmed features for the ad-supported tier by removing Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, while HDR10, 4K and Dolby Digital 5.1 remain.
- The organization expects a multi-year court process and is working with law firm Hasfeld and litigation funder Burford Capital.
- If the case succeeds, registered claimants are paid first and any remainder goes to the federal treasury, while a separate OLG Düsseldorf ruling on Amazon’s 2022 Prime price hike enables refund claims pending a final decision by the Federal Court of Justice, with experts urging action by the end of 2025 to avoid limitation.