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: ZeroPaidRealNetworks and the MPAA Clash over RealDVD
By soulxtc
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RealNetworks labels it a tool to “protect your discs from scratches and damage,” while the MPAA blasts it as "StealDVD," a method to "rent and rip" DVDs from retailers like Blockbuster and Netflix.
Tuesday, the Motion Picture Association of America and RealNetworks (RNWK) went at it head on, taking each other to court in separate lawsuits. There may have been an effort at behind the scenes diplomacy but there was no shot across the bow, no public warning. The fight came quick and fast with preemptive and counter strikes.
The battleground is RealNetworks' newly released realDVD software, a software program designed to copy DVDs.
Full post as published by ZeroPaid on October 02, 2008 (boomark / email).
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