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Judge: RealNetworks caused its own legal problems
RealNetworks has suffered yet another a legal blow in its battle to bring its DVD ripping software to market, and according to the judge, it’s the company’s own fault.
Continue reading »Judge Bars Sale of RealDVD
Affirms MPAA assertion that making circumventing DVD encryption, even if only to make a backup copy, is a violation of the DMCA. The MPAA chalked up another win recently that affirms its position that making even “one copy” of a DVD is illegal. For this past Tuesday US District Court Judge Marilyn Patel ruled that RealNetworks RealDVD software makes a permanent copy of copyrighted DVDs and therefore is a violation of the DMCA , the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and a breach its CSS License Agreement with the DVD CCA, the group which controls DVD encryption for the MPAA.
Continue reading »UK ISP Now Requires Court Order for Disconnection
Karoo had been disconnecting file-sharers after one accusation by copyright holders. Late last month I reported how UK ISP Karoo had been been disconnecting BitTorrent users accused of copyright infringement after a single notification by copyright holders without offering customers a chance to dispute the allegations. The practice was revealed by several of its customer and led to a widespread backlash for it admittedly “exceeding the expectations of copyright owners.” Karoo is now backpedaling from that policy and will instead require that copyright holders obtain a court order to disconnect their customers from the Internet.
Continue reading »Finland Wants to Criminalize Talking About DRM Circumvention
Is it criminal to even talk about CSS contained in a DVD? Apparently, with respect to circumvention, that’s what Finland wants to do through a controversial court case. As a result, the case is moving to the EU court of Human rights.
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