The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) makes unlocking cell phones, ripping DVDs, removing eBook DRM, and jailbreaking tablets illegal in the USA. However, there’s another surprise: simply watching a DVD on Linux is also illegal. Original post on geek.com Comments on reddit.com
Following the lead of other studios like Fox with its Digital HD push, Disney has announced its first movie that customers will be able to buy on Original post on engadget.com Comments on reddit.com
The Justice Department isn’t exactly winnings its war on intellectual property theft — the attorney general says so himself. Until then, though, that doesn’t mean they are going to start going soft. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
VLC 2.0.4 Twoflower Original post on videolan.org Comments on reddit.com
Coinstar Inc., the company that toppled Blockbuster with $1-a-day Redbox DVD kiosks, is turning its formula on the coffee market, installing dispensers to pump out cheap, fresh-brewed mochas and lattes at the corner store. Original post on bloomberg.com Comments on reddit.com
Five years ago a composer created music for use in a one-off anti-piracy video. However, without his permission it was used time and again on dozens of commercial DVDs such as Harry Potter. Even in the wake of a huge controversy over Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
A team of researchers at the University of Southern California have developed a data transmission technology capable of moving the equivalent of 70 DV Original post on bgr.com Comments on digg.com
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Netflix is joining Redbox in defying Walt Disney Studios’ attempt to stop DVD rentals for four weeks after the discs go on sale. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes showed tonight on PBS’ Charlie Rose that he and Rupert Murdoch may be the only Big Media moguls who can talk about the busines Original post on deadline.com Comments on reddit.com
HBO’s hugely successfaul fantasy epic “Game of Thrones” may officially be on the Iron Throne with the biggest first-week DVD sales total of any series in HBO’s history. Original post on phillyburbs.com Comments on reddit.com
With services like Netflix, iTunes, and Amazon offering a wealth of on-demand viewing options, do DVDs still have a place in the world? Read this blog post by Rick Broida on The Cheapskate. Original post on cnet.com Comments on digg.com
It’s that time again when the Librarian of Congress is considering special exemptions to the DMCA’s anti-cicrumvention provisions. One of the key proposals, which we discussed earlier, was Public Knowledge’s request to allow people to… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
Quick quiz: If you were made to wait two months in order to rent say, Final Destination 5, are you going to be more likely to purchase the DVD, or is it more likely you will forget it was on the sa… Original post on movieline.com Comments on digg.com
Sometimes you really have to wonder about some legacy entertainment industry execs and their thought process. Warner Bros. is the most aggressively stupid when it comes to willfully going against what consumers want and pushing them to pirate… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
Netflix regained most of the customers in the fourth quarter following an unpopular price increase, signaling that the video subscription service is healing from its self-inflected wounds. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
LOS ANGELES — HBO fired a shot across Netflix’s bow this week, confirming it will no longer sell discounted DVDs of hit shows like “Boardwalk Empire” to the subscription video service. More
