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RedBox found itself bankrupt, largely due to mismanagement from executives, and shut down all of its services, including not just the RedBox kiosks, but also their streaming platform. | RedBox found itself bankrupt, largely due to mismanagement from executives, and shut down all of its services, including not just the RedBox kiosks, but also their streaming platform. | ||
From the shutdown, all users who had purchased content could not download or view any content, including one Roku user who claims that they lost approximately $10,000 of media | From the shutdown, all users who had purchased content could not download or view any content, including one Roku user who claims that they lost approximately $10,000 of media. | ||
[[File:Screenshot 2025-01-17 164008.png|thumb|A Roku user who claimed they lost $10,000 worth of content on RedBox]] | |||
RedBox did not redefine terms such as “own” or “purchase” in their terms of service like Sony {hyperlink}. RedBox only limits in their terms of service how many devices purchased content can be downloaded to | RedBox did not redefine terms such as “own” or “purchase” in their terms of service like Sony {hyperlink}. RedBox only limits in their terms of service how many devices purchased content can be downloaded to. | ||
== Broader Implications == | == Broader Implications == | ||
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This is not just an issue with RedBox; any company that provides digital media that goes bankrupt or just does not honor terms such as “purchase” or “own”. Every large company that provides digital content engages, or has the capacity to engage, in revoking purchased content, which either were or were not defined in the terms of service. | This is not just an issue with RedBox; any company that provides digital media that goes bankrupt or just does not honor terms such as “purchase” or “own”. Every large company that provides digital content engages, or has the capacity to engage, in revoking purchased content, which either were or were not defined in the terms of service. | ||
== References == | |||
# https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1dxn7p9/a_redbox_retrospective_from_an_employee/ | |||
# https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/21/24183454/redbox-universal-missed-payment-17-million | |||
# https://community.roku.com/t5/Channels-viewing/Redbox-bankrupt-app-shows-nothing/m-p/980612/highlight/true#M169649 | |||
# http://web.archive.org/web/20240927064054/https://www.redbox.com/transactionterms | |||