site categories
Latest in VidAngel
VidAngel Settles 4-Year Battle With Disney And Warner Bros, Agreeing To Pay $9.9M To Emerge From Bankruptcy
VidAngel, the Utah-based streaming outfit that shut down in 2016 after a judge ruled against its methods of altering and distributing content from Disney and Warner Bros, has found new life.
The company said Friday it has emerged from bankruptcy after whittling down a $62.4 million judgment to a $9.9 million payout to…
-
By Dade Hayes
-
-
1 Comments Comment on VidAngel Settles 4-Year Battle With Disney And Warner Bros, Agreeing To Pay $9.9M To Emerge From Bankruptcy
VidAngel Vows To Appeal $62.4 Million Judgment For Pirating Movies
A federal jury in Los Angeles ordered VidAngel on Monday to pay $62.4 million to Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. for streaming studio content on its service without permission.
"The jury today found that VidAngel acted willfully, and imposed a damages award that sends a clear message to others who would attempt to…
VidAngel Files For Chapter 11 After Losing Legal Fight With Hollywood Studios
VidAngel, the company that offered its users "clean" versions of existing movies, said today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. CEO Neal Harmon announced the move, saying, “It's an important step to protect our company — as well as its creditors, investors, and customers — from the plaintiffs'…
VidAngel Injunction Affirmed By Appeals Court, Seals Hollywood Studios’ Win
UPDATED with VidAngel reaction: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a lower court ruling that stopped movie-filtering service VidAngel from operating. The decision all but brings to an end the legal fight waged by Disney, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros to halt the service, arguing its practices violated…
VidAngel, Shut By Court, Relaunches With New Streaming Model
UPDATED, 7:40 PM: As of Tuesday, VidAngel, the filtering service earlier shut down by the court, is back as a revised streaming service that works in tandem with conventional movie and TV streaming services like Amazon and Netflix.
“It is live now,” VidAngel chief executive Neal Harmon said in a brief telephone…
ClearPlay Confirms It Can No Longer Stream New Filtered Movies Through Google, As Competing VidAngel Fights Injunction
In a twist to the movie-filtering wars, ClearPlay, which offers streams of Hollywood films with potentially objectionable content blocked, confirmed that it has been prevented from providing new filtered titles through Google, even as competing VidAngel fights an injunction against its own service.
In a statement…
VidAngel Case: Studios Win Injunction Against Streaming Service That Filters Content
2nd UPDATE, 6:25 AM: The studios released a new joint statement today saying VidAngel continues to infringe on their IP despite last week’s injunction blocking streaming of movies on the site. "Defying last week's injunction,” they said, “VidAngel continues to illegally stream our content without a license and is…
Federal Judge Makes No Immediate Decision On VidAngel Injunction
Federal judge Andre Birotte made no immediate ruling Monday on a request by several film studios to grant an injunction blocking VidAngel from continuing to stream films with objectionable content filtered out by consumer request. After listening to opposing arguments for about three hours in the U.S. District Court…
VidAngel Adds Big-Name Lawyers To Fight Studios As Filtered Film Legal Battle Looms
Look for the legal battle over the video-streaming of movies and TV shows from which objectionable moments have been filtered to heat up in advance of an October 24 hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. On Monday, VidAngel — a Utah-based streaming service that was…
VidAngel Denied Stay On Injunction After It Took Down Disputed Movie Service – Update
UPDATED, 6:50 PM: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeal today denied VidAngel’s request for an emergency stay on an injunction the company had sought last week. “Congress passed the Family Movie Act in 2005 because Hollywood had sued every company that offered content filtering for private, in-home viewing,” CEO Neal Harmon…
Sidebar
Newswire
PMC
Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2022 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by WordPress.com VIPSite
ad