Due to mounting legal threats, technical hurdles, and the inability to scale without studio lawsuits, MovieSwap faded from the internet. The Kickstarter rewards were stalled, the website went dark, and the dream of a crowd-sourced digital video store ended.
(roughly $90,000) from thousands of backers who were eager for a "Netflix for their own DVDs." It was marketed as the "first legal movie swap project" that would liberate physical media from living room shelves. The Downfall
Due to mounting legal threats, technical hurdles, and the inability to scale without studio lawsuits, MovieSwap faded from the internet. The Kickstarter rewards were stalled, the website went dark, and the dream of a crowd-sourced digital video store ended.
(roughly $90,000) from thousands of backers who were eager for a "Netflix for their own DVDs." It was marketed as the "first legal movie swap project" that would liberate physical media from living room shelves. The Downfall