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YouTube Ruling   5 Apr, 2012

Ruling in appeals court for Viacom v. YouTube.More>>

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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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