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I have an account and was not aware of any lawsuit so I am seeing this news only threw emails from Locast. Here is a brief rundown the emails I got: August 31
by darknavi 5y ago
I have an account and was not aware of any lawsuit so I am seeing this news only threw emails from Locast. Here is a brief rundown the emails I got:
August 31, 2021:
> Response to Summary Judgement
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> In the big media companies' lawsuit against Locast, the court just issued a disappointing ruling. We are evaluating our options and will keep you posted as the situation develops.
September 1, 2021:
> Stopping the interrupt
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> Locast is suspending immediately all programming interruptions to request donations.
> This means that anyone located in a market we serve who signs up for Locast will get the service without interruption, regardless of whether or not they donate.
> Of course, it is up to you whether or not to contribute to Locast. But if you currently contribute, we humbly request that you continue to do so. And if you don't contribute, we hope that you will do so if you can afford it.
September 2, 2021:
> Suspending Operations
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> As a non-profit, Locast was designed from the very beginning to operate in accordance with the strict letter of the law, but in response to the court’s recent rulings, with which we respectfully disagree, we are hereby suspending operations, effective immediately.
It seems like removing ads was not enough for someone, they turned their attitude very quickly.
- rockostrich 5y agoI'm guessing that removing the ads was just a test to see what kind of donation conversion they would get without them and they quickly realized that it would be nowhere near sustainable.