Dear Judy, It just wasn't that they went first without paying (though that's definitely a Hollywood golden rule) but that they needed to crack encryption codes to stream the DVD over the internet. That's a major problem for any distributor since it's really another basis for any lawsuit against illegal streaming past the copyright infringement.
Dennis On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Shoaf,Judith P <[email protected]> wrote: > Zediva was an interesting idea, anyway. As I recall , Zediva was focusing > on a market for streamed video of DVDs that had just been released, before > the other streaming services were allowed to offer them. It stands to reason > that it would be effectively attacked because it was stepping on a lot of > toes, from the premium channels that have first dibs on presenting new films > to stores and e-stores that get to sell the DVDs before the streaming > begins. I wonder if the technology will turn out to be useful in another > context, though. **** > > I seem to recall an article in the 90s, before DVDs replaced VHS, about a > university that used a similar system to stream video to student computers. > I remember it involved a large number of VCRs in a room (not sure who was > feeding them) and I know that there was an option to capture some of the > stream (or that option was envisaged) because the article spoke about > students being able to insert a clip in an essay. Or did I dream that?**** > > ** ** > > Judy Shoaf**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > -- Best regards, Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: [email protected] www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com <http://www.killerofsheep.com> AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook! Follow Milestone on Twitter! <http://twitter.com/#!/MilestoneFilms>
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