Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Brauser Michael
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IDI, Inc. [IDI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O IDI, INC., 2650 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, SUITE 300
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/18/2016
(Street)

BOCA RATON, FL 33431
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/18/2016   P   419,530 A $ 5.25 1,373,646 I See footnote (1)
Common Stock               2,061,945 I See footnote (2)
Common Stock               63,400 D  
Common Stock               8,130 I See footnote. (3)
Common Stock (4)               175,000 D  
Common Stock (5)               100,000 D  
Common Stock (6)               1,000,000 I See footnote. (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Brauser Michael
C/O IDI, INC.
2650 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, SUITE 300
BOCA RATON, FL 33431
  X     Executive Chairman  

Signatures

 /s/ Michael Brauser   05/19/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares held by Birchtree Capital, LLC, of which Mr. Brauser is the manager.
(2) Shares held by Grander Holdings, Inc. 401K Profit Sharing Plan of which Mr. Brauser is trustee.
(3) Represents pro-rata ownership of securities held by entities over which the reporting person exercises investment control.
(4) Represents restricted stock units, convertible into common stock of the issuer on a one-for-one basis. The restricted stock units vest in three approximately equal installments on March 21, 2016, 2017 and 2018, subject to accelerated vesting under certain conditions.
(5) Represents restricted stock units, convertible into common stock of the issuer on a one-for-one basis. The restricted stock units vest quarterly in eight equal installments from January 2, 2015 through October 2, 2016 subject to accelerated vesting under certain conditions.
(6) Represents restricted stock units, convertible into common stock of the issuer on a one-for-one basis. The restricted stock units vest annually in four equal installments from October 13, 2015 through October 13, 2018 subject to achievement of certain performance milestones by the issuer and accelerated vesting under certain conditions.

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