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Court Extends Ban on RealNetworks’ RealDVD Software
Follow-up hearing will not be scheduled until after November 17, Judge Marilyn Patel says.
The U.S. District Court has extended the temporary ban that prohibits RealNetworks from selling its RealDVD software.
Judge Marilyn Patel says a follow-up hearing will not be held until after November 17 so she can learn more about the software, a PC application that lets consumers copy their DVDs — with encryption intact — to a hard drive.
Here's Patel's statement following the hearing, as reported by CNET.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) filed a lawsuit against RealDVD, saying “RealNetworks’ RealDVD should be called StealDVD.” The case, however, moved to a Northern District of California court from a Central District court, where the movie studios operate.
Read the full statement from the MPAA.
RealNetworks filed a preemptive lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, asking the court to rule that RealDVD "fully complies with the DVD Copy Control Association's license agreement."
Read the full statement from RealNetworks.
Judge Marilyn Patel says a follow-up hearing will not be held until after November 17 so she can learn more about the software, a PC application that lets consumers copy their DVDs — with encryption intact — to a hard drive.
Here's Patel's statement following the hearing, as reported by CNET.
I am extending the temporary restraining order because I'm not satisfied in the fact that this technology is not in violation. There are serious questions about copyright violations. There are questions about violations of the (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), and violations of these companies' agreement.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) filed a lawsuit against RealDVD, saying “RealNetworks’ RealDVD should be called StealDVD.” The case, however, moved to a Northern District of California court from a Central District court, where the movie studios operate.
Read the full statement from the MPAA.
RealNetworks filed a preemptive lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, asking the court to rule that RealDVD "fully complies with the DVD Copy Control Association's license agreement."
Read the full statement from RealNetworks.
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