Local movie fans will no longer receive iTunes or Google Play download codes when buying Marvel, Pixar and Dreamworks movies on disc, as The Walt Disney Company abandons its Digital Copy Plus service in Australia and New Zealand.

By now Australians are used to being treated as second class digital citizens, but it still hurts to know that Disney has abandoned its free Digital Copy Plus service locally while still offering it in the US. Apparently Disney believes that Australians have more than enough alternative ways to obtain a second copy to watch on our mobile devices, even though they involve paying for another copy of a movie we already own.

Walt Disney has decided that Australians no longer need free digital downloads when buying blockbuster movies like Doctor Strange on disc. Credit:Disney/Marvel

According to the Australian Digital Copy Plus website: "The Walt Disney Company Australia & New Zealand have made the decision to no longer provide free eCopy within their Blu-ray or 3D Blu-ray product. This is due to the growth in popularity and public awareness of the availability of our films through digital platforms."

It has quietly scrapped the Digital Copy Plus service, no longer including download codes with new movies such as Marvel's Doctor Strange which was released on disc in Australia last week. The change affects films from a range of studios including Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone, Marvel and Dreamworks.