When it comes to online services seeking to disrupt the status quo, VidAngel has taken a surprisingly polite approach, at least for its consumers.
The service focuses on censoring popular media so that it is more family friendly. However, while trying to be friendly to families, VidAngel was rather rude to the companies that made the popular media it was censoring. As the ongoing legal battles revealed, the censoring service failed to obtain proper licensing rights before editing and redistributing the creative work of others. And while the battle continues on in the Ninth Circuit, their challenge against MGM, Marvel, Fox, Castle Rock and other studios in Utah federal court has come to an end.
Making matters worse for the service is the fact that the copyright holders actually have quite a bit of say when it comes to allowing their works to be modified.
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