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October 6, 2008

Judge Orders RealNetworks to Pull DVD Copying Software

Filed under: Tech News — TechDock @ 8:40 pm
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Reacting to a request for a restraining order from the entertainment industry, a federal judge has ordered RealNetworks to stop distributing their DVD copying software, RealDVD, while the courts take up the case.  RealNetworks offers the product as a way for consumers to exercise their right of fair use by copying a DVD to a hard drive without breaking DVD encryption.  The movie studios argue the product gives pirates a way to copy a DVD that has been rented instead of purchased.

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081006/ap_on_hi_te/hollywood_realnetworks

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