After eight months of deliberation, a San Francisco federal judge has ruled that software company 321 Studios' popular DVD-copying products are illegal. In a ruling released Friday, Judge Susan ...

In the last year, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) won various legal injunctions in the U.S. against software firm 321 Studios, putting the company out of business. In light of these ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Sony Corp. and other U.S. movie studio owners may succeed in forcing DVD-copying products off the market after a federal judge indicated she may decide the products violate federal ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Hollywood has prevailed in its battle to keep consumers from copying ...

In a pre-emptive strike to stave off the wrath of the movie industry, a small software company is asking a federal judge for permission to sell and market its product for copying DVDs. In a complaint ...

NEW YORK (AP) – The maker of DVD-duplication software ruled in violation of copyright law is nevertheless pledging to keep selling it – but without a built-in tool for descrambling movies. In order ...

Almost reflexively, six studios have filed suit against RealNetworks for their brand-new DVD copying software. RealDVD, as it is (was?) called, was tepidly received on account of crippling DRM which ...

A federal judge has kept in place a temporary prohibition on RealNetworks Inc.'s distribution of software that lets consumers copy and store DVD movies on their personal computers and portable hard ...

The case, which will be heard in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, holds important consequences not only for software developers and for the motion picture industry but also for consumers, who ...

Those in the headline-scribbling business know that their work should be short, to-the-point, and as accurate as possible. While the headline for this blog entry qualifies on the first two fronts, a ...

I just bought a Sony laptop with a DVD-RW drive. I'm looking for some software to copy some DVDs that I own so we have back up copys because they tend to get scratched very easily in my household.