Redbox sues Universal for being weird
October 13th, 2008
Redbox, my current (and favorite) service for renting DVDs these days, has taken issue with none other than Universal Studios over new conditions proposed that could require redbox delay new releases for 45 days, limit the amount of titles in each machine, and even destroy previously-viewed movies rather than offer them for purchase by customers. So much so that they’ve filed suit against Universal in federal court because we all know what happens when you give Hollywood studios an inch.
Yeah, somebody get Universal on the horn and tell them that it’s a good thing to make money these days, not throw it away.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
wow! what’s next, Uni has to approve WHO Redbox rents to??? whatever happened to the First Sale Doctrine???
October 27th, 2008 at 9:04 am
[...] like Redbox did a couple of weeks ago, Houston-based TNR Entertainment Corp. have acquired legal counsel to take on Universal [...]
December 5th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
[...] decided to put a leash on what DVD rental kiosk vendors can do with their titles, Redbox not only filed suit back in October, but has now stocked over 100,000 copies of Universal’s big upcoming DVD release [...]