DVDxCopy, a DVD copying program that allows consumers to make personal copies of copy protected DVDs they own, is involved in a law suit. The law suit which was launched by the company that made the software is designed as a pre-emptive strike against movie studios, to get a definitive ruling on the legality of making copies of DVDs with the new software. SFGate.com said this:
Seldom does a new product land in court before it lands on store shelves. But that's the case with DVDxCopy, a new software program that gives consumers a relatively easy way to burn a backup copy of a prerecorded, copy- protected DVD movie. |
What's even more unusual is that the lawsuit was brought by the program's maker, Missouri's 321 Studios Inc., in an attempt to get a definitive ruling that making personal copies of DVDs is a legal activity under U.S. copyright laws.
The software adds a special watermark in the digital copies it makes, that will allow copies made by it, to be traced back to the original owner of the software. DVD X hopes that despite the fact the the DMCA does not allow for 'fair use' copies to be made, that previous 'fair use' laws will be used to allow its existence. You can read the entire article at SFGate.com or discuss this product in our DVD Software Forum.
Source: SFGate.com
