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Roku’s Ultimatum: Surrender Jury Trial Rights or Lose Access to Your TVs (programming.dev)
submitted 8 months ago by caleb@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Did your Roku TV decide to strong arm you into giving up your rights or lose your FULLY FUNCTIONING WORKING TV? Because mine did.

It doesn't matter if you only use it as a dumb panel for an Apple TV, Fire stick, or just to play your gaming console. You either agree or get bent.

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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Wait you're both waiving rights? Does that mean they can't sue you for copyright or anything also?

[–] palitu@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it is basically to keep them out of Tue courts.

I don't think they really care how you use the roku, just that they don't get sued or class action'd

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tuesday courts? What happens on Tuesday?

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

I cannot fathom how you would use their services in a way that they would get legally upset about