All Articles Tagged Dvd Cca

Steve Crowe | 03/30 11:47 AM, 0 Comments

In the latest twist in the never-ending legal battle between Kaleidescape and the DVD CCA, Kaleidescape CEO Michael Malcolm tells CE Pro that the California 6th District Court of Appeal has granted a temporary stay of the injunction handed down by Judge William J. Monahan earlier in March 2012. This means the injunction that would have forced Kaleidescape to stop selling its DVD movie servers will not come into effect on April 8, 2012 as previously ordered, according to Malcolm. "The injunction will not come into effect while the Court… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 03/26 01:04 PM, 25 Comments

The DVD CCA (Copy Control Association) racked up another win against Kaleidescape, developer of high-end servers for DVDs, Blu-rays and CDs. The company is enjoined from selling its DVD movie servers as of April 8, 2012. Judge William J. Monahan denied Kaleidescape’s request for a stay of an injunction order issued this month. The injunction was issued after seven years of legal battles between Kaleidescape and the organization that licenses the Content Scramble System (CSS) for copy-protecting DVDs. Kaleidescape CEO Michael Malcolm seemed confident that the judgment against the company… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 03/20 09:31 AM, 11 Comments

Bloggers, pundits, digital rights fanatics and enthusiasts have all chimed in on the recent injunction order against Kaleidescape in its seven-year legal battle with the DVD CCA (Copy Control Association). A Santa Clara, Calif., judge issued the injunction against Kaleidescape’s DVD movie servers, but Kaleidescape has appealed the decision and believes the injunction will be stayed pending the outcome of that appeal. So what about the people with the most skin in the game: Kaleidescape dealers and the larger community of custom electronics integrators? In a flash survey of dealers… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 03/15 02:39 PM, 9 Comments

Kaleidescape CEO Michael Malcolm sent a memo to dealers today, saying that they will not be party to an injunction against the sale of Kaleidescape's DVD movie servers. He reiterates that the company believes the injunction, requested by the DVD CCA and issued recently by the Santa Clara County court in California, will be stayed pending the outcome of an appeal. The appeal could take up to two years, Malcolm says. RELATED: Take That, DVD CCA: 12 Ways to Rip DVDs Kaleidescape is working furiously to gather more intelligence on… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 03/15 09:56 AM, 13 Comments

Kaleidescape, maker of one of the most expensive DVD movie servers on the planet, has lost its legal battle with the DVD CCA, licensor of the Content Scramble System (CSS) required of all (legitimate) DVD players. The Santa Clary County court found that Kaleidescape breached its CSS licensing agreement with the DVD CCA and punished the manufacturer with a severe injunction that prohibits the sale of its DVD servers, and the support of servers already in the field (although Kaleidescape CEO Michael Malcolm says the ban on tech-support is limited… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 03/13 08:55 AM, 5 Comments

Most integrators (69%) are “not really” worried about their legal liability when it comes to movie servers, according to preliminary results of a brief survey issued this morning by CE Pro. The survey is meant to gauge dealer reaction to the recent injunction order issued against Kaleidescape in its legal battle with the DVD CCA. The permanent injunction prohibits the sale and certain support of Kaleidescape movie servers that enable DVD copying, i.e., that employ the Content Scramble System (CSS) licensed by the DVD CCA. The DVD CCA sued Kaleidescape… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 03/12 11:46 AM, 0 Comments

Kaleidescape CEO Michael Malcolm and his team was “pretty shocked” by the injunction order just issued against the company in its seven-year-old lawsuit with the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA). Judge William J. Monahan of the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara, published the injunction last week. The DVD CCA, which licenses the Content Scramble System (CSS) copy-protection scheme for DVD players, has enjoined Kaleidescape from selling its flagship DVD movie servers because they do not require a physical disc to be present at playback – a requirement of… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 03/12 09:06 AM, 16 Comments

UPDATE: All parties including dealers are enjoined from selling Kaleidescape DVD servers; only Kaleidescape is enjoined from supporting the servers, and only support related to CSS, according to Kaleidescape. Read updated article: Kaleidescape CEO ‘Shocked’ at Extreme Injunction Against DVD Movie Servers The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) has prevailed in a final decision against Kaleidescape, a manufacturer of high-end movie servers. Judge Willliam J. Monahan has affirmed the temporary decision he issued earlier this year in the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County. To that, he added… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 02/06 06:36 AM, 5 Comments

At Integrated Systems Europe, Kaleidescapewas all prepared to address questions about the recent tentative ruling in its lawsuit with the DVD CCA – a decision against Kaleidescape that came down shortly before the show. “But it didn’t really come up,” says senior marketing director Tom Barnett during the show. Dealers and distributors interviewed by CE Pro during ISE either didn't know about the recent ruling or simply didn't care. At ISE 2012, the manufacturer of media servers showed a new Blu-ray disc carousel, the DV700 ($5,495), that does not include… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/30 02:08 PM, 47 Comments

Kaleidescape, a prominent manufacturer of high-end movies servers, has lost a major battle in its eight-year war against the DVD Copy Control Association, the organization that licenses the Content Scramble System (CSS) for DVD players. The DVD CCA sued Kaleidescape in 2004, arguing that its products violate a licensing agreement that expressly prohibits the copying (ripping, archiving) of DVDs. Judge William J. Monahan of the Santa Clara County Superior Court in California issued a tentative judgment favoring the DVD CCA on Jan. 9, 2012. Discovered by CE Pro after an… View this story