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Roku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are paused (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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[-] maquise@ttrpg.network 75 points 7 months ago

Yes, patent it. Then nobody else can do it!

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 30 points 7 months ago

Nah, they'll sell the licensing rights for others to do it.

[-] dan1101@lemm.ee 12 points 7 months ago

Yeah that's best case scenario at this point. But after they forced users to agree to a new agreement with their remote control or no longer be able to use their Roku/TV I sort of doubt they have our best interests in mind.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Suddenly lifetime patents seem not so bad

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