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Judge Denies Disney’s Attempt to Stop Free Movies on Dish 6 Jun, 2011
A federal judge denied a motion by The Walt Disney Co. to force Dish Network Corp. to stop giving subscribers free access to select movies licensed through Starz Entertainment.More>>
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Netflix Goes to Washington 16 May, 2011
Netflix lawyers have sent a detailed 35-page letter to Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, outlining the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company’s aversion to the House of Representatives’ proposed reversal of the FCC’s recent open Internet (Net neutrality) order,...More>>
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Dish Gets Antitrust Approval for Blockbuster Buy 8 Apr, 2011
Dish Network Corp. April 8 said it received antitrust approval for its $320 million acquisition of bankrupt Blockbuster Inc.More>>
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Judge Approves Dish’s Blockbuster Acquisition 7 Apr, 2011
As expected, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Burton Lifland April 7 approved Dish Network’s $320 million acquisition of Blockbuster Inc.More>>
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Dish Buys Blockbuster: Now What? 6 Apr, 2011
Dish Network’s victorious $320 million ($228 million in cash) bid for bankrupt Blockbuster Inc. left more questions than answers for the former rental icon. More>>
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Amazon Threatens to Cut California Affiliate Ties 4 Mar, 2011
Amazon.com again is threatening to cut ties with more than 10,000 California-based participants in its Associates Program, should the state adopt any number of proposed bills that would collect sales taxes from the online retail giant.More>>
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Judge Okays Blockbuster Legal Fees 28 Jun, 2011
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge overseeing the Chapter 11 filing of Blockbuster Inc. June 28 ruled the movie rental chain can pay its legal fees and related expenses — despite objections raised by a U.S. Trustee.More>>
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Violent Video Game Law 27 Jun, 2011
The Supreme Court ruled June 27 that California violated the First Amendment when it tried to force retailers to restrict the sale or rental of video games to minors, no matter how violent the content.More>>
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Justice Dept. Questions Blockbuster Legal Fees 20 Jun, 2011
A representative from the United States Department of Justice is questioning interim payments on nearly $9 million in legal fees and related expenses billed to Blockbuster Inc. from Sept. 23 (after filing for bankruptcy) to Dec. 31, 2010.More>>
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Suit Filed Over PlayStation Data Breach 28 Apr, 2011
A San Francisco-based law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Sony Computer Entertainment America, after the company admitted that an attack by hackers had compromised the data of approximately 77 million PlayStation Network subscribers.More>>
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