realdvd

Hollywood denies it's trying to block companies from innovating around DVD players without its permission. The studios say EFF's claims are "tired and weathered."

Internet-advocacy group says Hollywood is less concerned about stopping piracy than it is about preventing companies from building movie players without its permission.

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 for years. So what’s the problem?

RealNetworks announced Tuesday that its RealDVD software, which allows you to rip and burn DVDs easily, officially launched and minutes a lawsuit followed.

In a statement (Techmeme), RealNetworks billed RealDVD as a “watershed” product.