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MoviePass Offers ‘Unlimited’ Movie Tickets For $29.99 A Month — But Can It Ever Hope To Turn A Profit?

David sends in the news about a startup called MoviePass, which has a plan to get you out of your comfy chair and into the theater. Being touted as a possible savior for the theater industry and the “Netflix of local theaters,” MoviePass prom… Continue reading

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DailyDirt: Braaiiins…

Halloween is here, so what better time to talk about human brains? Zombies are always looking to eat fresh human brains, and evil scientists need to re-stock their supply of replacement organs, too. So here are just a few links for any parties that mig… Continue reading

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An Economic Guide To Trading Your Halloween Candy

If you look through all the Techdirt posts tagged for Halloween, it will take you about two minutes. There just isn't a whole lot of them. That needs to change, considering that Halloween is the second best holiday next to Thanksgiving. I mean come… Continue reading

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How To Use One Superfan To Spread The Word To Millions

Techdirt has been a great believer in connecting with fans and giving them a reason to buy for many years, but it’s always interesting to see people come up with new variations on this theme. Here’s the idea in an extreme form, from a couple months ag… Continue reading

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MPAA & Megaupload Want In On Hearing Over Whether Former User Can Get His Data Back

In the ongoing saga of all of the Megaupload servers that the federal government seized and then handed back to hosting company Carpathia, telling them to effectively destroy them (and with it all sorts of important evidence in the Megaupload case), th… Continue reading

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Court Says Police Can Install Cameras On Your Property Without Warrant If Your Property Is A ‘Field’

We just heard some good news about the protection of the 4th Amendment with regards to cell phone data. However, we’ve also learned that some law enforcement officials apparently find getting warrants to read our email to be incredibly annoying. These… Continue reading

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India’s Recording Industry Wants The Power To Take Down Content Without Notification

India’s copyright laws are a bit of a mess right now. Late last year, at the request of a movie studio, ISPs were instructed by an Indian court to block several file sharing sites. A full blockade was set up, eliminating access to complete sites, rathe… Continue reading

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Congressman Sues TV Stations For Defamation For Airing Political Ads Against Him

Now that we’re neck deep in election campaigning, we’re all used to the attack ads and the “fact checking” behind them showing how many of them struggle with being truthful. But most campaigns get this and move on (or they release their own attack ads… Continue reading

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Comcast Lobbyist Admits To Holding Internet Service For The Poor Hostage To Get NBC Takeover Approved

The Washington Post has a profile piece about Washington DC power dealmaker David Cohen, who has led Comcast’s policy and lobbying efforts for the past decade. It starts out (and ends) with a whopper of a story about Cohen explicitly had Comcast not o… Continue reading

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Anti-Pornography Guy Politicizes 10 Year Old Girl’s Murder

The adult film industry gets mentioned on Techdirt frequently because, as everyone knows, “the internet is for porn.” Typically, we get to write fun little stories about silly journalists believing horse-poop statistics on home pornography. Or else an … Continue reading

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