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Litigation

Sep. 7, 2011

Internet video streaming company fights for survival

A Silicon Valley startup that streams DVD rentals over the Internet appealed an injunction ordering it to cease operations. If successful, the new form of license-free Internet video streaming could hit Hollywood's bottom line hard.


By Erica E. Phillips


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A Silicon Valley startup that streams DVD rentals to its subscribers over the Internet will appeal a district court's Aug. 1 injunction ordering it to cease operations.


Coinciding with Zediva.com's appellate filing, the group of studios that won the injunction - including Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp. and Twentie...

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