Like many of you I have some Roku devices. Once the streaming services managed to compress/strip Standard Definition television far enough the pathetic 25Mbps download speed Internet services available in rural America made it possible to stream. No matter what the Federal Government says, 25Mbps is not high speed broadband nor should it really be considered broadband. It’s definitely better than what you will get with HughesNet’s constantly “throttled” connections and “fair use” meaning the only time you can actually stream anything is 2am to 6am when the service is so overloaded dial-up would be faster.
New Arbitration
Weren’t you morally offended last night when you powered up your Roku device to be greeted with a dialog about a new arbitration agreement and the only button to make it go away was “Accept?” I know I was. I actually pressed the “*” key and scrolled through that entire #MeToo inspired arbitration-mediation-barred-from-class-action agreement. Images of Harvey Weinstein flashed through my mind.
“So this is where is lawyers found a job” I said to myself.
You can’t help but think that if you read the agreement. Buried in that agreement, down in section 1L, are the OPT-OUT instructions.
Here’s the Letter I Wrote
You will have to fill in your name, address, and email. I’m not a lawyer nor is this legal advice. You have just under 30 days since you clicked accept to get a letter on file with their general counsel. I’m sending mine with return receipt so I can prove they got it.
Here’s a clue Roku! If you don’t want class action suits don’t use Agile.
Agile is just muddling through without a plan until the budget is gone and nothing truly usable has been created, just something you try to tell people is usable.
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Tuesday, 5. March 2024
Your Name
address
City, State 12345
General Counsel, Roku Inc
1701 Junction Court Suite 100
San Jose, CA 95112
All:
This letter is to inform you that I officially OPT-OUT of all arbitration, mediation currently splashed onto Roku devices with no method past other than to accept and any future such attempts to trap individuals into non-court non-class-action methods of correcting corporate bad behavior. I fully reserve my rights to join any and all class action suits as I see fit if and when I fit the class of the action. I in no way give up my right to seek justice in a court of law and I firmly believe all such arbitration clauses are just as unethical/illegal as all the ones uncovered during #MeToo with Harvey Weinstein and his ilk.
Per your instructions my contact information is:
Your Name
address
City, State 12345
me@myDomain.com
No phone calls or text messages. Either Postal Mail or email.
Per your instructions I OPT-OUT for all devices in, but no limited to, the following list, including any future devices I may purchase:
Roku DVP N1000
Roku HD N1100 2000 2500
Roku HD-XR N1101
Roku LT 2400 2450 2700
Roku XD 2050
Roku XDS 2100
Roku SD N1050
Roku 1 SE 2710
Roku 2 4210
Roku 2 HD 3000
Roku 2 XD 3050
roku 2 XS 3100
Roku Streaming Stick HDMI 3500
Roku Streaming Stick 3600 3800
Roku Streaming Stick+ 3810
Roku Streaming Stick 4K 3820
Roku Streaming Stick 4K+ 3821
Roku 3 4200 4230
Roku 4 4400
Roku Express 3700 3900
Roku Express+ 3710 3910
Roku Express 4K 3940
Roku Expres 4K+ 3941
Roku Premier 4620 3920
Roku Premier+ 4630 3921
Roku Ultra 4640 4660 4661 4800
Roku Ultra LT 4670 4801 4802
Roku Streambar 9102
Roku Streambar Pro 9101
Per your instructions I also OPT-OUT of arbitration/mediation and reserve full court rights including those of joining a class action suit for, but not limited to, the following list of software.
All Roku firmware/software contained within the devices and remote controls themselves
RokuTV.com Website
Including but not limited to the following Roku device Apps.
Plex
Roku Channel
Crackle
CW
PlutoTV
Kanopy
Fawesom
PBS
Tubi
ABC
ABC 7 Chicago
FilmRise Sci-Fi
Yours,
Your Name
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Summary
It is my personal opinion that upper management, board of directors, and all their lawyers should face a mandatory minimum of 7 years in medium security without hope of early parole for attempting to force such things on the general public. Hopefully this will help you write your own.
Remember: This has to be sent in the Postal Mail. Since they want to be assholes that way, send it return receipt.
