Studios Sue Defunct $1 Movie Site
News The movie studios' trade association filed suit Tuesday against Film88.com, a would-be Internet video Web site that has allegedly popped up in several incarnations around the world. Calling the site a "piratical, virtual 'video-on-demand' business...
[July 11, 2002, 7:38]
Hollywood Shuts Down Video-on-demand Site
News Hollywood dodged a second bullet in a burgeoning battle over online film distribution Thursday, quickly shutting down an Iran-based Web site that had sold access to copyrighted films over the Internet for $1 (70 pence) apiece.
[June 7, 2002, 8:44]
Hollywood Net Horror Gets Sequel
News A video-on-demand site that was shut down earlier this year with the help of Hollywood has seemingly sprouted a new head in Iran, underscoring vexing problems of Internet copyright enforcement for movie studios.
[June 6, 2002, 11:32]
News Schmooze: Tech Industry Gets Re-stated
News Running a business was much easier in the old days. There was a lot of money around, so you could cook the books in any way you liked, and no one minded particularly, since they were all getting £20m bonuses at the end of the month.
[July 12, 2002, 11:11]
Channel 'haven' Hits Troubled Waters
News A widely publicised project to transform a man-made platform in the English Channel into a "safe haven" for controversial Web businesses has failed due to political, technical and management problems, one of the company's founders said.
[August 5, 2003, 9:30]
