Amazon’s IMDb wins verdict against 41-year-old actress who sued for revealing her age

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A federal jury in Seattle ruled in favor of Amazon.com’s IMDb yesterday in a case brought by a 41-year-old actress whose birthdate was revealed against her wishes on the popular movie and television database site. Texas actress Huong “Junie” Hoang originally filed her suit as a “Jane Doe,” in October 2011. She alleged that IMDb was able… Read More…

Amazon’s ‘X-Ray’ feature expands to TV shows, with help from IMDb

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Amazon’s ownership of IMDb, the widely used Internet Movie Database, might have been a head-scratcher or a novelty in years past. But all that data is becoming increasingly useful to the company, and an announcement this morning is the latest case in point. Amazon is expanding its “X-Ray” feature to television shows, leveraging the IMDb database…. Read More…

Amazon’s IMDb touts 50M mobile app downloads, adds new features to iPad version

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IMDb said today that its popular app for movie, TV shows and other entertainment content has been downloaded 50 million times, with Android and iOS each accounting for about 25 million downloads. The Amazon.com unit also launched a redesigned version of its app for the iPad, one which includes new personalized recommendations and Watchlist enhancements in… Read More…

IMDb turns 404s into LOLs, Reddit users have a field day

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Arriving at a 404 error page can be a frustrating and annoying experience for anyone. But the movie database website IMDb, owned by Amazon.com, has cleverly hand-picked funny movie quotes that make the experience entertaining. A Reddit contributor ”accidentally found and fell in love with” the concept and started a thread on the social news website. Reddit contributors… Read More…

IMDb’s apps launch new features, downloaded more than 40 million times

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Film and TV buffs can now enjoy more specialized features with their IMDb apps. The Amazon.com unit is adding new functions to its Movies and TV apps. The popular free IMDb apps, now downloaded more than 40 million times for iOS and Android, will feature “highly anticipated discovery, personalization and social features…including message boards, check-ins,… Read More…

This is the 40-year-old actress suing Amazon for revealing her age

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The 40-year-old actress who sued Amazon.com’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for revealing her age disclosed her identity in a court filing this afternoon, after the judge in the case said she couldn’t proceed with her suit anonymously. She is Huong Hoang, known by the stage name Junie Hoang, whose recent credits include the comedy/horror flick “Gingerdead Man… Read More…

Amazon scoffs at suit by actress upset over age disclosure

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Amazon.com says that the Texas actress who is suing to prevent her age from being displayed in the company’s IMDb online film directory is acting in a selfish manner, with lawyers for the Seattle online retailer arguing that the case should be dismissed, according to a report by The Associated Press. “Plaintiff’s attempt to manipulate the… Read More…

Texas actress sues Amazon for displaying age in IMDb listing

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In the annals of litigation, this has to be one of the stranger cases involving Amazon.com. A Texas actress is suing the Seattle online retailer for displaying her age in the online movie database IMDb, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon. The suit was filed on October 13th in U.S. District Court in Seattle by the… Read More…

Amazon’s IMDb targets Android tablets with app update

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Will this be one of the showcase apps for Amazon.com’s long-rumored Android tablet? Internet Movie Database, the Amazon.com service better known as IMDb, today released a revamped version of its app for Android devices, including a new interface for Android Honeycomb tablets. IMDb already had an iOS app that runs on Apple’s iPad, but this new Android… Read More…