RealNetworks Files Antitrust Suit against Hollywood Studios
Posted 05/14/09 at 07:30:26 PM by Paul Lilly
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Turning the tables on Hollywood movie studios, RealNetworks, the makers of RealDVD, has fired off a lawsuit at six major studios and the DVD Copy Control Association. The software maker contends that the studios and association are in violation of copyright law by colluding to stop consumers from making "fair use" copies of legally purchased DVDs.
"The conduct described in the claims that RealNetworks seeks leave to assert reflects a concerted and unlawful effort on the part of the Studio Defendants and the DVD CCA to eliminate competition from RealNetworks in the market for technology that enables a consumer to make a lawful, secure backup copy of DVDs that she owns," RealNetworks wrote in its filing.
RealNetworks had already filed a countersuit against the DVD CCA, and the amendment adds several major movie studios to the complaint. In the complaint, RealNetworks asks for an injunction against the industry's anticompetitive activity, as well as monetary damages for lost business, The New York Times reports.
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Speaking of all protection
Submitted by fjmintes on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 12:03pm
How dare they! Speaking of all protection: the user is legally entitled to make a 1 copy of the case if the disk is corrupt .. but making the protection of this "forgotten"!
Submitted by jackiboa on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 7:24am
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Submitted by linter on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 10:29pm
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Sounds great to me. Even
Submitted by demosthenes on Sat, 05/16/2009 - 12:51am
Sounds great to me. Even if they don't win it puts the studios on the defensive and costs them money. Way to go Real. Now I feel obligated to try to find some use for one of their products, but I'll gladly pay money to someone who is trying to ADD value to my services.
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WTG Real We buy your
Submitted by nekollx on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 8:13am
WTG Real
We buy your producets to make Legal Copies Hollywood cant just arbitrairily define "legal copy" as they see fit.
Submitted by Kaasiim on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 7:59am
Hell yeah!
Submitted by MeTo on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 5:26am
It's about time standup for your/our rights.
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Submitted by water_man3 on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 9:28pm
I agree! It's about time someone turns the tables.
Submitted by thebauer on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 6:32pm
Is there a petition I can sign? HA what ever it takes, I think I would even donate money to RealNetworks legal battle, cause the movie studios have tons of money.
I never would have thought I
Submitted by brainwins on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 4:59pm
I never would have thought I would cheer for RealNetworks.
Submitted by SirBC on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 4:49pm
Awesome! Turn the tables on them!
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