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RealNetworks has finally settled a lawsuit it filed 18 months ago against Viacom and six Hollywood studios, by agreeing to pay them $4.5 million in legal fees and to shut down any remaining services tied to its ill-fated RealDVD software. The settlement puts to rest one […] Read more »

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There are lots of things that Rob Glaser did right at RealNetworks — among them, as Dan Rayburn points out on his blog, kickstarting the streaming media industry. Long before anyone else had really figured out how to deliver video at scale, RealNetworks introduced a very […] Read more »

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Showtime to Launch Animated Dexter Web Series; Early Cuts is a forthcoming 12 part series premiering on Oct. 25 on Sho.com. (emailed release) Also with a new web series is Eduardo Sanchez, co-director of The Blair Witch Project, who is sticking with ghostly themes (albeit with […] Read more »

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Well, this isn’t too much of a surprise, but a federal court found that RealNetworks’ DVD ripping software RealDVD violated copyright law. U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Patel issued a preliminary injunction yesterday that will prohibit the company from selling RealDVD until a jury can decide […] Read more »

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Iger Talks Authentication; during Disney earnings call CEO expressed concern over TV Everywhere ideas that deliver content at no extra cost to subscribers. (paidContent) RealDVD Lawsuit Drags Down Real Earnings; company spent $4.3 million on litigation in the second quarter defending the controversial DVD ripping software; […] Read more »

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Google TV Ads Does Upfronts; in its first such push, the company gets agencies and advertisers to commit “upwards of seven figures” spending for the next year. (The Hollywood Reporter) RealDVD Case in Judge’s Hands; closing arguments in DVD copying case heard Thursday. (Reuters) Solve Crimes […] Read more »

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Tweets Beat Official Releases in Upfronts; network execs and producers turn to Twitter to break news about the future of their shows. (Variety) Scorsese to Distribute Restored Movies Online; director’s World Cinema Foundation will make renovated classics available through theauteurs.com, many will be free. (The New […] Read more »

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RealNetworks yesterday threw a twist into its ongoing litigation over copyright violations by accusing movie studios of violating antitrust law. The movie studios and Real were already suing each other over Real’s DVD copying software, RealDVD. Now Real says the six major studios and the DVD […] Read more »

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Supreme Court Sides with the FCC Over “Fleeting Expletives;” court says agency followed proper procedures when issuing fines for swearing on broadcast TV, though the Supremes did not address the underlying free speech issue. (The Wall Street Journal) Researchers: TV Makes You Feel Less Lonely; new […] Read more »

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RealNetworks sent out an email alerting those people who downloaded RealDVD that the legally-challenged DVD copying software will no longer work after the 30-Day free trial, and they will not be able to upgrade to the full version. Read more »

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A court has ordered RealNetworks to temporarily suspend distribution of its controversial RealDVD product until Tuesday so that the judge can review all of the papers filed in the case, according to an email from a RealNetworks representative. A visit to the RealDVD site shows a […] Read more »

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As expected, Hollywood is none too happy about RealNetworks’ new RealDVD DVD copying software. So unhappy, in fact, that the Motion Picture Association of America has filed a lawsuit to block it from being sold. The major studios claim that RealDVD violates the Digital Millennium Copyright […] Read more »