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images/news/mafiaa.jpgA federal judge has ruled in favor of Hollywood and against RealNetworks, declaring that the company's RealDVD program violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the terms of the DVD CSS license.
A preliminary injunction barring RealDVD from store shelves will remain in place, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel said, and the DVD CCA will also be entitled to injunctive relief. "The RealDVD products, by their very nature, open a veritable Pandora's box of liability for Real," the judge wrote.
The decision marks the end of a trial that pitted Real against the DVD Copy Control Association and an array of Hollywood studios, beginning in April and with closing arguments wrapping up in May. At issue was both RealDVD and Facet, a set-top box designed to allow consumers to rip DVDs to a hard drive.
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A preliminary injunction barring RealDVD from store shelves will remain in place, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel said, and the DVD CCA will also be entitled to injunctive relief. "The RealDVD products, by their very nature, open a veritable Pandora's box of liability for Real," the judge wrote.
The decision marks the end of a trial that pitted Real against the DVD Copy Control Association and an array of Hollywood studios, beginning in April and with closing arguments wrapping up in May. At issue was both RealDVD and Facet, a set-top box designed to allow consumers to rip DVDs to a hard drive.
Read on at PC Mag
