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''Redbox Automated Retail LLC v. Universal City Studios LLLP'', Dist. Court, D. Delaware 2009 was a case before Robert B. Kugler concerning copyright misuse, antitrust, and tortious interference with contract. Redbox rents and sells DVDs through automated retail kiosks, and Universal Studios is a major movie studio. Redbox sued Universal on counts of copyright misuse, antitrust, and tortious interference with contract when Universal pressured Redbox to accept an agreement to only obtain titles from them after 45 days of initial DVD release. Universal pressured Redbox's distributors to stop providing titles to Redbox if Redbox did not accept this agreement. Universal did this to protect their profits, but since Redbox makes a majority of their profits within two weeks of DVD release, Redbox did not accept. The court dismissed Redbox's copyright misuse and tortious interference with contract claims but allowed the antitrust count to move forward. ==Background== Redbox is a company that rents and sells DVDs through over 35,900 automated retail kiosks 〔http://www.redbox.com/facts〕 inside chain restaurants, grocery stores, and drug stores in American cities.〔 Universal Studios is a major movie studio that produces many of the titles that Redbox rents. Universal was concerned that DVD kiosks jeopardize their profits from DVD sales and rentals, so they pressured VPD and Ingram, two of Redbox's major film distributors, to stop distributing to Redbox unless Redbox signs a Revenue Sharing Agreement to only obtain DVDs directly from Universal and only after 45 days of initial DVD release. Since new release DVDs generate 30% of the total revenue for that particular title in Redbox's kiosks, Redbox did not sign the agreement as it would damage their profits.〔 As a result, Redbox claimed that they could no longer obtain titles through VPD and Ingram. They also claim that they could not obtain these titles through Walmart and Best Buy stores because the stores would either impose a limit on how many DVDs can be purchased at a time, or not sell to Redbox personnel entirely. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Redbox Automated Retail LLC v. Universal City Studios LLLP」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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