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Fox Kicks Off the Great Web Video Piracy Boom of 2011

Peter Kafka in Media on July 27, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

Fox and the other broadcasters have logical reasons to lock up their shows online. Except for the part where it backfires, and turns run-of-the-mill Web surfers into video bandits.

Hollywood’s Napster Moment Arrives, Courtesy of MegaVideo

Peter Kafka in Media on March 3, 2009 at 9:04 am PT

How did MegaVideo.com become the 10th most popular video site in the U.S.? By offering users really easy access to pirated movies and TV shows. If Hollywood doesn’t want to end up like the music business, it’s going to have to move very quickly.