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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. [https://community.roku.com/t5/Channels-viewing/Redbox-bankrupt-app-shows-nothing/m-p/980612/highlight/true#M169649] | 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.<ref>[https://community.roku.com/t5/Channels-viewing/Redbox-bankrupt-app-shows-nothing/m-p/980612/highlight/true#M169649 "Redbox bankrupt... app shows nothing"] - community.roku.com - accessed 2025-01-30</ref> | ||
[[File:Screenshot 2025-01-17 164008.png|thumb|A Roku user who claimed they lost $10,000 worth of content on RedBox.]] | [[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. | RedBox did not redefine terms such as “own” or “purchase” in their terms of service like Sony. 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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==References== | ==References== | ||
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#https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1dxn7p9/a_redbox_retrospective_from_an_employee/ | #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://www.theverge.com/2024/6/21/24183454/redbox-universal-missed-payment-17-million | ||
#http://web.archive.org/web/20240927064054/https://www.redbox.com/transactionterms | #http://web.archive.org/web/20240927064054/https://www.redbox.com/transactionterms | ||
[[Category:Retail companies]] | [[Category:Retail companies]] | ||
[[Category:Articles based on videos]] | [[Category:Articles based on videos]] | ||