by slasherindex | Oct 19, 1981
The three judge opinion finds that the recording of television programs for off-air watching is, in fact, copyright infringement. But because there were already so many VCRs among the public, the court felt that having a royalty paid to the studios from the...
by slasherindex | Sep 1, 1981
NBC enters into an agreement to have Warner Home Video distribute 28 different programs, including a series called “Spotlight On.”
by slasherindex | Aug 17, 1981
Warner Home Video notifies retailers that their original dealer agreements with Warner are now cancelled in favor of a “Rental-Only” system for top titles. Other studios, such as Disney, MGM and 20th Century Fox also implement rental agreements. These new...
by slasherindex | Jun 1, 1981
Caballero Control, an adult film distributor run by Noel Bloom, launches a sister label for more mainstream programming. Their earliest titles are mostly family programs. Their first big title is the television event Pippin from that same year.
by slasherindex | Apr 1, 1981
Cult film producer and director, Charles Band, launches his latest videocassette label after having been ousted from MEDA Media-Home Entertainment.