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Judge: Netflix Caption Suit Can Go Forward 22 Jun, 2012
A federal judge June 19 allowed a lawsuit that would require Netflix to include closed captioning...More>>
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Judge Puts Studios on Hold in Ad-Skipping DVR Case 30 May, 2012
A U.S. District Court judge May 30 issued a temporary restraining order on breach of contract and...More>>
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Disney CEO: Dish Undermining Own Business With Ad-Skipping DVR 30 May, 2012
The Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger said Dish Network’s rollout of a DVR enabling subscribers to...More>>
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Google, YouTube Win French Piracy Case 29 May, 2012
Google is not responsible for filtering copyrighted content on YouTube, a French court has ruled,...More>>
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NBC, CBS Join Fox Litigation Against Dish’s Ad-Skipping DVR 25 May, 2012
NBC Universal and CBS Corp. separately filed lawsuits against Dish Network LLC, alleging the...More>>
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SEC Probing Studio Deals in China 25 Apr, 2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly has sent letters of inquiry to select Hollywood...More>>
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‘Hurt Locker’ Creators Go After BitTorrent Users 25 Apr, 2012
More than 2,500 people who allegedly downloaded a copy of 'The Hurt Locker' in 2010 are being...More>>
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Hollywood Wins One, Loses One Overseas 24 Apr, 2012
Hollywood counted one victory and one loss in overseas courts during April, with a German court...More>>
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Apple, Samsung CEOs Agree to Settlement Talks 18 Apr, 2012
The chief executives of consumer technology giants Apple and Samsung reportedly have agreed to meet...More>>
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Viacom, YouTube Copyright Suit Revived 5 Apr, 2012
A U.S. appeals court revived Viacom’s long-running copyright suit against Google-owned YouTube...More>>
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Kaleidescape Gets Reprieve for Movie Disc-Storage System 30 Mar, 2012
The California Courts 6th District Court of Appeal in Santa Clara March 30 issued a temporary stay...More>>
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Former Lionsgate Employee Charged with Defrauding Studio 24 Mar, 2012
A former Lionsgate employee and another Los Angeles man have been arrested and charged by a grand...More>>
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Kaleidescape Files Appeal on DVD Movie Storage Case 12 Mar, 2012
Kaleidescape has filed an appeal of a permanent injunction by a California Superior Court that...More>>
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Coinstar, Investors Seek to Settle Class-Action Stock Suit 22 Feb, 2012
Redbox parent Coinstar has agreed to pay investors $6 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that...More>>
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China Opens Up Market to U.S. Movies 18 Feb, 2012
The Obama administration and Chinese officials Feb. 17 announced a détente of sorts in the ongoing...More>>
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Netflix Pays $9 Million Settlement in Video Privacy Case 13 Feb, 2012
Netflix has agreed to pay $9 million in settlement of litigation regarding its compliance with the...More>>
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Congress Puts Piracy Bills on Hold 20 Jan, 2012
Congress delayed action on two controversial piracy bills Jan. 20, following a week that saw...More>>
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Justice Department Shuts Down Piracy Site 19 Jan, 2012
Amid all the debate over piracy bills before Congress, the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI Jan....More>>
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Battle Over Piracy Bills Heats Up 17 Jan, 2012
Further changes to the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, won’t come until February,...More>>
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