Scientist Says DVD Copying Software Circumvents Encryption
SAN FRANCISCO — A computer scientist testified in federal court here Tuesday that RealNetworks’ DVD copying software circumvents encryption technology, an assertion bolstering Hollywood’ claims that the product is illegal and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Witness Robert Schumann, who owns several encryption patents and testified on behalf of Hollywood’s successful lawsuit against DVD-encryption-busting company 321 Studios , said the RealDVD product circumvents at least two areas of the Content Scramble System designed to prevent DVD copying. The Motion Picture Association of America’s case against the RealDVD product weighs whether consumers have a right to duplicate their DVDs for personal use, as RealNetworks claims.
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Scientist Says DVD Copying Software Circumvents Encryption
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