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Real appeals injunction against RealDVD; says judge erred

Worst part is...RealDVD put their own DRM on the movie therefore MPAA's argument is flawed and also RealDVD should fall under fair use... only the DMCA and the upcomming ACTA will make this illegal...RE: Real appeals injunction against RealDVD; says judge erredSam,If you don't archive your DVD collection simply because...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Consumer electronics, Digital media, RealDVD, DVD, digital-rights management, CD

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

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

RealNetworks: It can get worse

It couldn't happen to a more deserving company. ntntReal is paying a price for not open sourcing its codeTrying to be like M$ harmed Real.They must GPL their code immediately, in order to survive.Real should also shoud push for M$ removing media player from windoze, and embrace Linux as the...

Tags: Digital media, OPEN SOURCE, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Court upholds RealDVD injunction; supports outdated laws and Hollywood business model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

The month ahead: What will Apple unveil at WWDC?

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz preview the tech developments anticipated for June: a potential new mobile device at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the latest on Steve Jobs, and the first JavaOne since Oracle scooped up Sun. Diaz also discusses the significance of a legal ruling that...

Tags: WWDC, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Apple, Worldwide Developers Conference, announcement, hardware, Steve Jobs, JavaOne, Sun, Oracle, RealDVD, RealPlayer, Sumi Das

Videos 2009-05-27

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

Real files antitrust countersuit against Hollywood's "illegal cartel"AmazingAs much a I loathe virtually every application coded by RealNetworks, this has got to be the one case where I'm actually completely behind them. We need the slippery slope to start sliding in the favor of the consumer.Ironically enough, the way I...

Tags: DVD, files antitrust, RealDVD

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

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

At MPAA request, judge kicks public out of RealDVD court

At MPAA request, judge kicks public out of RealDVD courtGive me a break!The source code for CSS and DeCSS are in public circulation! What "trade secrets" could they possibly be hiding? That Sony puts rootkit viruses on their DVDs, maybe?Really !It's been broken for years and is common knowledge, this...

Tags: Rootkits, Cyberthreats, RealDVD, Sony Corp., MPAA

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

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

Real vows fight for RealDVD, adjusts outlook

Real vows fight for RealDVD, adjusts outlookReal Product are crapBut Hollywood as a whole is the whorst openly criminal organisation in the world today and need to be stop at all cost. they have no case as the poor and illegal DRM that does not realy protect DVD is totally...

Tags: RealDVD

Discussion threads 2008-10-29

Real vows fight for RealDVD, adjusts outlook

Like everyone else, Real Networks is bracing for an uncertain economic future. But CEO Rob Glaser sees two potential bright spots that could help the company ride the storm. On an earnings call with analysts, Glaser said that the company's latest product, the controversial RealDVD, which allows users to import...

Tags: Revenue, Lawsuit, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-29

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

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

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

VIDEO: iTunes, mp3 rippers paved the way for RealDVD

There's another legal showdown brewing between Hollywood and the techies. RealNetworks and the motion picture studios are headed off to court over RealDVD, just-released software that allows users to rip their personal DVD collections into a PC or portable hard drive. Yeah, just like everyone's been doing with music CDs...

Tags: Rip, CD, Video, MP3, Apple iTunes, Music, RealDVD, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-02

RealDVD goes live, let the lawsuits begin

ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz offers his views on the recent lawsuits filed by the movie industry against Real Networks for its new RealDVD software. The movie studios are suing Real Networks alleging the software violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA. Diaz says consumers should be able to enjoy...

Tags: Software, Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, Movie Studio, Tools & Techniques, Management, Sam Diaz Memo, RealNetworks, Hollywood

Videos 2008-10-01

Studio, Real trade lawsuits over RealDVD

Studio, Real trade lawsuits over RealDVDI don't get itRealDVD does what a number of other programs do, but with a nicer GUI.It doesn't do Blu-ray.My Sony notebook came with software to download, copy DVD's.But Sony is one of the companies suing RealNetwork.Should Sony Entertainment sue Sony Electronics ?"our right to...

Tags: RealDVD, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

RealDVD: A walk through the complaint

RealDVD: A walk through the complaintRealMEHI'd love a way to legally copy my DVDs to my computer's HD so I can watch them without a disc in the drive. However, I'd never buy anything from Real to do it.Software doesn't copy DVDs...... people do. Real might want to talk...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital media, DVD, RealDVD, walk, IT IS

Discussion threads 2008-09-30