Comment on Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV

• reksas@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  still, others will have to pay for it which might reduce how widely its used.

  Sometimes i wonder if it was worth it to invent shit like this and patent it just so no one else cant do it themselves

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nah, they’ll patent it anyway and then tie you up in BS lawsuits over it. Fighting it will cost you way more than you’re willing to spend, so you’ll settle out of court for a licensing agreement that definitely doesn’t benefit you but makes the lawsuit go away.

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