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RealDVD officially launches, so do lawsuits; Is it 'StealDVD'?

Update: RealNetworks announced Tuesday that its RealDVD software, which allows you to rip and burn DVDs easily, officially launched. And the lawsuits weren't far behind. In a statement Techmeme, RealNetworks billed RealDVD as a "watershed" product. The software, which goes for $29.99 on sale, allows you to...

Tags: Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, RealDVD Software, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-30

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Real appeals injunction against RealDVD; says judge erred

Real has filed an appeal in its legal battle with the Motion Picture Association of America, arguing that a judge erred when she agreed to a preliminary injunction to halt sales of a DVD-copying program called RealDVD. In legal documents filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals...

Tags: Software, Preliminary Injunction, CD, Apple iTunes, RealDVD, Piracy, Digital Music, Sales Strategy, Digital Media, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-11

Court upholds RealDVD injunction; supports outdated laws and Hollywood business model

I have to admit that I am blown away by a judge's decision to grant a preliminary injunction on sales of RealDVD, RealNetworks' controversial software that allows consumers to rip DVD movies into a computer much the same way that CDs can be ripped. Even though I...

Tags: Consumer, Software, RealDVD, Tools & Techniques, Digital Rights Management (DRM), DVD, Consumer Electronics, Management, Security, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-12

DTV Transition? Done. Now Make My DVD Problem Go Away!

DTV Transition? Done. Now Make My DVD Problem Go Away!Could you share more details on your Linux experiences?I've been planning to build a Linux based media center but I haven't planned out my plans on dealing with Direct TV. What did you find to be lacking on the Linux media...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVD, DVD Problem, DTV Transition, digital television, CD

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Real files antitrust countersuit against Hollywood's "illegal cartel"

Real Networks has turned the tables on Hollywood movie studios, filing a countersuit in U.S. District Court today that accuses the studios of violating antitrust laws by collaborating to form an "illegal cartel" that's trying to monopolize the DVD market. PDF The countersuit accuses the DVD Copy...

Tags: Antitrust, Studio, Real, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Are Amazon and Real one-upping Apple?

Twice this week, I've engaged in conversations about Apple missing the boat on potentially sweet markets that would have fit right into its iTunes growth strategy. The first conversation came after the release of the Kindle-DX, which apparently has a pretty healthy legion of fans who are...

Tags: Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple TV, Apple iTunes, DVD, E-books, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-08

Real misses for Q1, swings to loss; mentions "Facet"

Real Networks today reported a first quarter loss of $12.1 million, or 10 cents a share, on sales of $140.8 million, a five percent drop from the year-ago quarter. In the year ago quarter, the company reported a net profit of $2.4 million, or 8 cents per share. Statement ...

Tags: Software, Revenue, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Tools & Techniques, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-07

News to know: Wolfram; Microsoft's Pink; Swine Flu; Facebook; RealDVD; Ellison;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Wolfram/Alpha's demo: Search results meet analytics Mary Jo Foley: Could Verizon be a (or 'the') carrier for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Flu, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, E-mail, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-04-29

RealDVD hearing: Don't block the software because of what-ifs

RealDVD hearing: Don't block the software because of what-ifsMPAA's moot point[i]The Motion Picture Association of America alleges that RealNetworks - which makes the software - is trying to circumvent copyright protection technology on DVDs, using [b]its own protections that would impose limitations and restrictions but could be altered or removed...

Tags: CSS, Tools & Techniques, Digital media, RealDVD, MPAA, software, DVD

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

RealDVD hearing: Don't block the software because of what-ifs

If I could be be punished for the things I could do - instead of what I actually do - I would been behind bars years ago. Hollywood movies studios are trying to punish RealNetworks for something that its software could do, not what it actually does,...

Tags: Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Real posts Q4 loss, forecasts declining revenue for Q1

Real Networks reported a net loss for the fourth quarter and said it expects first quarter revenue to decline, compared to the same quarter a year ago. Statement It reported a net loss of $240.5 million, or $1.78 per share on sales of $152.6 million, a decline...

Tags: Revenue, Net Income, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-12

If iRecord can rip DVDs, why can't Real?

If I were one of the lawyers for Real Networks, I'd be looking a bit closer at a device called iRecord, which is being showcased this week at Macworld. iRecord basically allows you to take video and audio clips from any source - cable/satellite, DVR, Video game...

Tags: Lawsuit, Lawyer, Video, iRecord, RealDVD, Corporate Communications, Productivity, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-07

RealDVD goes live, let the lawsuits begin

RealDVD goes live, let the lawsuits beginHas anyone had a chance to use RealDVD?I was wondering if anyone has had a chance to use this software, has a lot of hype. Would like to know what you think. Doubt it will be lasting tho.

Tags: RealDVD

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Updated: Restraining order against RealDVD stands

Updated: Restraining order against RealDVD standsMiss GuidedWithout going into too much detail I can safely say that DVD X COPY is not the only product in this marketplace. I can understand to a certain extent the wish to impose stricter digital rights management. What the court must ask...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, RealDVD stand, RealDVD

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

News to know: Clickjacking redux; SAP pricing; BlackBerry Storm; Windows 7

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Webcam hijack demo highlights clickjacking threat Dancho Danchev: Atrivo/Intercage's disconnection briefly disrupts spam levels Adobe posts workaround for clickjacking flaw, NoScript releases ClearClick ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, SAP AG, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Pricing Strategy, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows, Semantic Web, Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Internet

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Updated: Restraining order against RealDVD stands

Update: BetaNews reports the injunction is in place until Nov. 17. And they point out the impact of an extended injunction can be substantial. In Real's case, however, this is just one more product; not having it doesn't fundamentally interrupt the business model. Or does it? I recall when the...

Tags: Rights-management, Violation, Copy Protection, Robert Moore, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-07

TRO hearing today on RealDVD

Federal Judge Marilyn Patel will hear arguments today on whether Real should be temporarily restrained from selling its RealDVD copying software. The software has been unavailable since Friday, when the Hollywood studios won an emergency halt on sales, a move that Real claims caused them "irreparable harm." ...

Tags: DVD, RealDVD, Real, CSS, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-07

RealDVD sales suspended, case moves north

RealDVD sales suspended, case moves northLook at her smiling on her face......saying it is unavailable!ROFL!RE: RealDVD sales suspended, case moves northCan anyone tell me what the difference between RealDVD and AnyDVD or DVDFab... is? Why don't the movie studios go after them as well?RE: RealDVD sales suspendedI wonder how...

Tags: Investment, RealDVD sale

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

RealDVD sales suspended, case moves north

A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against Real, suspending sales of RealDVD, NewTeeVee.com reported over the weekend. Hollywood studios had sought the injunction as part of a suit against Real's DVD copying software. The RealDVD website now says the product is "currently unavailable." ...

Tags: Movie, Sales Strategy, DVD, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-06

VIDEO: iTunes, mp3 rippers paved the way for RealDVD

VIDEO: iTunes, mp3 rippers paved the way for RealDVDRealDVDFrankly, the software is pretty cool. But, in typical Real fashion, it fails miserably in a few ways.Primarily is the playback interface. Unless I'm missing something, in full-screen mode there is NO WAY to get rid of the Real interface...

Tags: Digital music, Corporate communications, Digital media, Consumer electronics, RealDVD, iTunes mp3 ripper, iTunes MP3, CD, ripper, Apple iTunes, DVD, MP3, video

Discussion threads 2008-10-02