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Why isn’t there a Popcorn Time equivalent of children’s programming? Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, Avatar:TLA and similar vetted content only. And strong parental controls if parents want to further limit the content.

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Because their are massive anti-incentives to write that software as you won't make you any money and it puts yourself at legal risk for writing software which is designed to skirt copyright laws.


Someone wrote Popcorn Time under those same conditions...


Yeah, and then "Following its creation, Popcorn Time quickly received positive media attention, with some comparing the app to Netflix for its ease of use. After this increase in popularity, the program was abruptly taken down by its original developers on March 14, 2014, due to pressure from the MPAA" [0].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_Time


Ok, then why don't you write the "kids Popcorn Time"?


Because I don’t have the physical, mental, or emotional capacity to take on something of that scope. A good day for me is one where I only have to shit 10 times instead of 20 - that sort of thing kills a lot of hopes and dreams.


Usenet + Sonarr + Radarr + Plex. Kids watch curated stuff. They want something they ask me, and it's on plex in 4 minutes.


There is, its called PBS Kids and all you need to do it note your local PBS station for it to work. My 4 year old loves all of the shows on there and it is amazing what she remembers after watching because it becomes a topic at the table several days after.




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