Channels & viewing

[Reno67]

Oh I guess it gives me a good reason then to buy a Fire TV and get rid of Roku they're sure liberal with their permissions I'm also recommended Roku to a bunch of family members that are very loyal now they will be unrecommended adios

[andyross]

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@Reno67 wrote:

Oh I guess it gives me a good reason then to buy a Fire TV and get rid of Roku they're sure liberal with their permissions I'm also recommended Roku to a bunch of family members that are very loyal now they will be unrecommended adios

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[Reno67]

Nice to see that Roku is operating with what they call influencers I'm of the older generation so an influencer to us is somebody who doesn't want to get a real job they're lazy and can't get out of mommy and daddy's basement😁😆😅

[ceresmary206]

It was a simple request being that we were just trying to understand why so many of the "free" streaming services like Movieland, INC, Retro Flix, Family INC, etc.  are no longer 'stream-able' and that's that. 

What I think of the never-ending lifetime of copyrighting making it almost impossible to have any "free domain" and the greed involved in movies that are over 50 years old,  shouldn't have to be my job to "figure out".  I don't work for social media nor for the entertainment industry.  All I wanted was the high quality videos, simply put, without having to pay out more than cable to have access to movies. Since so many of the people in the industry of that era are no longer with us, as well as those who made these movies, the only licensing fees I see (just me), is going to the parent company of the film industry or studios.  I am willing to accept that we have a very limited source through Pluto, ROKU TV, etc, the problem then becomes: when do these movies end up tied into Disney, Columbia Broadcasting, NBC Comcast (peacock), et al, and no longer available simply because the shows (other than non talkies) has found another audience and is going back into monetizing.  Yes, i find it sick, since many of us cannot get local channels without ROKU or buying extensive TV antennae.  Look, not everyone can, and in some cases, antennas are  banned from houses that are in specialized housing communities.  It was an innocent request  to find out if anyone else couldn't get access.  Now we know.  I still worry that we will find most of our 'free channels' become monetized, simply because cable companies can find a way to get back their public.

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