Zediva sued by MPAA for streaming DVDs

By James - 04/05/2011 6:58:04 PM

Zediva, the new, somewhat unknown streaming service, has been sued by the MPAA for streaming DVDs online. MPAA claims that Zediva doesn't have the right to stream movies as it's not a regular streaming service. Zediva doesn't obtain a streaming license from the studios, instead it acquires DVDs and streams them, which MPAA is now ...

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A Great Anti-Piracy Commercial From The IT Crowd

By Steve Anderson - 02/22/2010 1:25:09 AM

I just had this pointed out to me, folks, but apparently the crew over at The IT Crowd took a stab at those wonderfully ridiculous "you wouldn't steal" ads that the MPAA was putting out in a desperate bid to prevent movie piracy. Of course, this being The IT Crowd, they packed it full of technical ...

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MPAA Plans To Release First Run Movies To Home Theaters

By Steve Anderson - 11/06/2009 11:38:50 AM

I've been of the opinion for some time now that, barring a massive sea change on the part of movie theaters, there's no way they can survive.  They're losing their technical advantage with each passing iteration of home theater equipment and technology.  And frankly, the move to 3-D movies isn't going to cut it either ...

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