All Articles Tagged Realdvd

Julie Jacobson | 04/30 07:02 AM, 33 Comments

Add Colorado vNet to a long list of companies that has dropped its movie server, following Escient, Sunfire, Xperinet and Axonix (which morphed into Mozaex). “We know some dealers really liked the piece but we needed to step back, see what products made the most sense right now and in the next few years,” says Petro Shimonishi, the head of sales and marketing for vNet. vNet launched the Vibe Video Players (VS1 Series) in 2008. Starting at $4,000 the player was on the lower end of the price scale for… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 03/04 09:17 AM, 14 Comments

Real Networks finally caved to the studios in the case against its RealDVD copying software. The company agreed to scrap plans for an appeal and pay the studios $4.5 million as reimbursement for legal fees. So everyone in the CE pro community is wondering: What does that mean for Kaleidescape? The pioneer of very-high-end movie servers was sued in 2004 by the DVD CCA (Copy Control Association) for breach of contract. The DVD CCA, which lords over the Content Scramble System (CSS) decryption software, says its contract with Kaleidescape prohibits… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 03/04 05:15 AM, 23 Comments

Real Networks (RNWK) caved to the studios yesterday. Instead of appealing a decision that deemed its $30 RealDVD ripping software illegal, the company is paying the studios $4.5 million as reimbursement for legal fees. Under the auspices of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the studios sued Real in September 2008, claiming violations under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The company also was sued for a breach of contract with the DVD CCA (Copy Control Association), which licenses the Content Scramble System (CSS) decryption software. An injunction was… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/12 08:38 AM, 8 Comments

RealNetworks, whose RealDVD ripping software has so far been deemed illegal, recently lost an antitrust claim against the studios. In May 2009, RealNetworks filed a claim against the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA), the organization that initially sued to keep RealDVD off the market. Real argued that the MPAA, which represents Hollywood studios, illegally conspired with the studios to craft the Content Scramble System (CSS) licensing agreement – an agreement that prohibits the sale of products that facilitate fair-use copying of encrypted DVDs. Also named in the antitrust suit… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 10/11 09:06 AM, 0 Comments

RealNetworks cannot sell its $30 RealDVD ripping software until the legality of the software is determined by the courts. That was the ruling made by U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Patel in August, when she upheld an earlier court's preliminary injunction against sales of RealDVD. Now Real is appealing that decision, according to CNET. Real is being sued by the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA), for breach of contract. The DVD CCA claims that it is a violation of its licensing agreement to make products that enable the copying… View this story