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Brad Wasson
08-23-2011, 05:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/08/zediva-shuts-down/' target='_blank'>http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011...iva-shuts-down/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Zediva, an innovative and unlicensed DVD streaming company that ran afoul of Hollywood, has shut the online doors to its private theater to comply with a federal court order."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/wpt/auto/1314120742.usr110171.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Earlier this month the Zediva company closed (at least temporarily) its online operations. They had what I thought was quite a unique idea for, and implementation of, a streaming DVD service. Zediva thought it could circumvent licensing requirements by literally renting customers a DVD and a DVD player, with your computer, tablet or Google TV as the remote control. Were any of you using this service, and, if so, did it work well for you?</p>