restraining order

Goodbye, Free TV on Your iPad. For Now…

Peter Kafka in Media on November 22, 2010 at 6:05 pm PT

The only surprise here is that it took this long: A federal court has put the kibosh on FilmOn, a Web site that served up programming from broadcast TV networks for free, without their permission.

RealNetworks Still Barred From the DVD Backup Business. Why Does RealNetworks Want to Be in the DVD Backup Business?

Peter Kafka in Media on August 12, 2009 at 12:16 pm PT

So now that the RealNetworks attempt to get into the movie-copying business has been rebuffed by a federal court once again, I’ve got a question: Why, exactly does RealNetworks want to be in the movie-copying business?