8/11/2009

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The rental company sued Fox for not allowing rentals of new releases.

Tom Helberg

DVD rental kiosk company Redbox said Wednesday that it has sued 20th Century Fox over its plan to prevent rental of its films on the same day of release, [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSN1211720620090812) reports.  
  
Redbox said Fox kept wholesale distributors from providing the company with DVDs of newly released films because Redbox did not honor a 30-day blackout period before renting them at its kiosks. Fox films are only available in higher-cost outfits during the blackout period.  
  
Redbox rents films for $1 per night through its network of more than 17,000 vending machines in grocery and convenience stores and major retail stores.  
  
"Fox's actions constitute copyright misuse, violate the antitrust laws and tortiously interfere with Redbox's existing supply contracts with its distributors," the complaint said.  
  
Redbox said in a statement that it will continue to provide new releases of films, including those from 20th Century Fox.