Why would I start developing a channel?
The roku seems like a great platform but I have just started to delve into the developer T&C's and have become rather confused and concerned about Roku's business model. I am hoping peeps here can hel...
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"firedup" wrote:"TheEndless" wrote:
Either way, I stand by my assertion that mtoto's is an extreme interpretation.
Unless you are Videobuzz that gets aggressively banned while Whatson continues to stream the same content. Or Playon which is handled roughly while other developers stream similar content without repercussion.
Videobuzz was pulled for a DMCA complaint. I'm not sure what you consider aggressive about that, unless you're referring to the conspiracy theory that Roku was targeting the sideloaded channel, which was patently false. Whatson's content is secret, so Google probably hasn't been made aware of it in order to make a DMCA complaint. Playon is a very long story.. one which has been explained to you many times, and one that is largely their own fault due to the way they responded to the initial takedown.
Regardless, neither VideoBuzz nor PlayOn were pulled because Roku wanted to release a competing product, which is what mtoto was suggesting that clause in the developer's agreement was for.
