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Movie Streamers Line Up Heavyweight Lawyers To Fight MPAA

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

The bizarre-yet-brilliant streaming movie service Zediva recently punched a hole straight through the MPAA’s restrictive licensing roadblocks. Now the fledgling outfit is facing the legal might of Hollywood who want to bomb it back to the Stone Age. Perhaps surprisingly, Zedivca aren’t rolling over and have instead compiled a dream team of lawyers to fight back.

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MPAA ‘Goes Nuts’ With New Movie Streaming Lawsuit

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

In a bizarre yet brilliant example of how messed up the current copyright restrictions are, six major movie studios have filed a new lawsuit against the quasi DVD-rental outfit Zediva. Under the flag of the MPAA, the studios label the new business as a “sham,” because it uses a clever way to bypass a licensing roadblock.

Source: MPAA ‘Goes Nuts’ With New Movie Streaming Lawsuit

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