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RealNetworks Gives Up On RealDVD; Will Pay Studios $4.5 Million

Mar 3, 2010 6:10 PM

Rob Glaser is still chairman of the board but it looks like the post-Glaser era at RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) is well underway. The latest unraveling: Real is giving up the fight over RealDVD, the software deemed a copyright killer by the studios because it allowed users to store an image…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, DVD, Technologies / Formats, Companies, Disney, RealNetworks, Viacom, realdvd, rob glaser, robert kimball

Judge Keeps RealDVD Distribution Restraining Order In Place

Oct 7, 2008 8:57 PM

RealNetworks’ (NSDQ: RNWK) chances with RealDVD seem to be in limbo: Judge Marilyn Patel from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled this afternoon to extend the temporary restraining order against RealDVD, until she can hold a more complete hearing. RealNetworks had to stop distributing the…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, DVD, Legal, Companies, RealNetworks, realdvd

RealNetworks’ Glaser On Dueling Lawsuits

Sep 30, 2008 6:29 PM

RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) chairman and CEO Rob Glaser debuted on the company blog this afternoon with his explanation of how his company and the MPAA wound up on a collision course in the courts over RealDVD. To review the bidding, Real launched its new RealDVD software app today, designed to…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, DVD, Legal, Companies, RealNetworks, mpaa, realdvd

MPAA Files Counter Suit Against RealNetworks; ‘RealDVD Should Be Called StealDVD’

Sep 30, 2008 1:14 PM

We reported this morning on RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) filing a lawsuit against the major movie studios, pre-empting a suit that MPAA was supposed to file today…that MPAA suit is now in progress. In its complaint,  filed today in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, MPAA is asking for a temporary…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, DVD, Legal, Companies, RealNetworks, mpaa, realdvd

Updated: Real Files Pre-Emptive Lawsuit Against Studios; MPAA Asks For Restraining Order On RealDVD

Sep 30, 2008 8:51 AM

Updated below: Always trust Rob Glaser to stir the pot, even if in the end Steve Jobs ends up taking the credit for everything. RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) has filed a pre-emptive lawsuit against major studios, in an attempt to ward off any attempts to stop the launch of its DVD…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, DVD, Legal, Companies, RealNetworks, mpaa, realdvd

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