Judge: DVD-copying software is illegal
A federal judge in San Francisco rules that software company 321 Studios' popular DVD-copying products are illegal. Bottom line:
321 has seven days to pull its products, but the impact goes beyond that company. The judge wrote that federal law made it illegal to sell products that break through DVDs' antipiracy technologydvd copy, even if consumers have a legal right to make personal copies of their movies.
The case was widely viewed as a test of how far commercial software could go in helping consumers make backup copies of their own legally purchased digital entertainment productsdvd copy, such as DVDs or video games. Illston wrote that federal law made it illegal to sell products that--like 321 Studios' software--break through DVDs' antipiracy technology, even if consumers do have a legal right to make personal copies of their moviesdvd ripper.
"It is the technology itself at issue, not the uses to which the copyrighted material may be put," Illston wrotevideo converter. "Legal downstream use of the copyrighted material by customers is not a defense to the software manufacturer's violation of the provisions (of copyright law)."
The ruling, which had been pending since arguments last May in Illston's court, goes a long way toward shoring up Hollywood's weakening digital copy protections for its profitable DVD business--even while potentially eliminating one key driver of sales in the DVD burner marketworld of warcraft gold.
In previous interviews, 321 Studios has said it has sold about 1 million copies of its DVD-copying software, many of them through mainstream computer stores such as CompUSA. Under the ruling's terms, the company will have to remove from its software the ability to "rip" copies of copy-protected DVDs or take the products off the market altogetherworld of warcraft gold.
The company said it would immediately ask for an emergency stay that would let it keep the software on the shelves but would appeal Illston's rulingworld of warcraft gold, regardless of what happened.
"We can't just lay down for this," 321 Studios President Robert Moore said. "It is too important for the consumer; it is far too important to the evolution of our cultureworld of warcraft gold...We think the final battle will be fought at the Supreme Court or at the congressional level."
Hollywood executives praised the ruling.
"world of warcraft goldCompanies have a responsibility to develop products that operate within the letter of the law and that do not expose their customers to illegal activities," MPAA Chief Executive Officer Jack Valenti said in a statement. "Today's ruling sends a clear message that it is essential for corporations to protect copyrighted works while facilitating the enjoyment of entertainment offerings through new digital technologieswow power leveling."
The case's moral is hard one for us, dear DVD enthustiasts, since what I've understood, wow power levelingcompany basically sells guide package bundled with free software such as freely available DVD rippers.

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