MPAA Countersues 321 Studios

Squash writes "321 Studios, makers of DVD X-Copy, is being Counter-sued by the MPAA. You may remember them filing suit to allow thier software to be produced and sold. Interesting point: the MPAA wants to claim all profits from sales of the software, which is now being bundled with some DVD burners."

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Did anyone else think

[CableModemSniper]

that the MPAA was suing three-hundred and twenty one different studios?

Re:Did anyone else think

[PunchMonkey]

that the MPAA was suing three-hundred and twenty one different studios?

No... technically there were only 136 studios, but some of them were using 4x dvd burners. The post should read "MPAA Countersues the equivalent of 321 studios".

Copy vs. backup.

[Trusty Penfold]

IMO, they made a mistake with the name. DVD-X-Copy is, obviously, intended to make illegal copies. DVD-X-Backup, on the other hand, would obviously be intended to make legal, fair-use, backups.

Darwin works for companies & products as well ... 321 deserve to lose.

Re:Copy vs. backup.

[diaphanous]

IMO, they made a mistake with the name. DVD-X-Copy is, obviously, intended to make illegal copies. DVD-X-Backup, on the other hand, would obviously be intended to make legal, fair-use, backups.

If we took this line of reasoning seriously then every computer program that has data-copying functions needs to be changed. The C library function "strcpy" would need to be be switched to "strbkup", all our unix shell scripts would need to be scanned to replace "cp" with "bkup". No longer can our kernels use "copy-on-write" pages; new processes will do "backup-on-write".

"Copy" is a perfectly neutral term.We can't let the MPAA dictate our language.

~Phillip

Two problems in America

[Anonymous Coward]

If Slashdot was elected president in 2000, we wouldn't have the two problems we have today: A MPAA and more lawyers than doctors.

Not as bad as you think...

[Anonymous Coward]

MPAA actually only sued 57 studios, but a few of them were unusually big.

Can the MPAA get their money back?

[feepcreature]

If the laws that you've bought and paid for don't actually work like they're supposed to, does that mean you can get your money back?

--
"say no to feeping creaturism"

This is great advertising

[borg]

You know, someone just asked me if there was software that would let you copy DVDs. They wanted to...(wait for it...) use a copy for the DVD player in their Honda odyssey so they could keep the orignals at home and undamaged (kids, minivans and optical discs don't play well together).

I told them there was no such software.

Now I know differently. Thanks, MPAA, I guess you do add value, after all!

Re:They are profiting off of others free programs!

[Anonymous Coward]

Man, that article is full of BS:

Next week, the first commercial software that promises to let computer users make backup copies of DVD movies will be released, a product that has the potential to be Hollywood's version of Napster.

Hollywood's version of Napster? That doesn't make any sense. First of all, Hollywood isn't writing the program. Second of all, what does a DVD->HD->DVD copier have to do with Napster? That's like saying "The microwave oven is Burger King's version of the corner grocer" or something .. weird..

The only test was in 1999, when a Norwegian teen posted a program to get around the encryption. The Motion Picture Association of America successfully sued to have it removed from the Internet.

That's just prima facie hilarious!

Re:As a guy who doesn't like guns I'd just like .

[shelby289]

What the hell does this have to do with the DMCA, XdvdCopy, or anything eles that has to do with technology?

Re:i cant copy my own dvds?

[MadFarmAnimalz]

Your two-year-old can eat DVDs?

With dVDs and CDs being non-biodegradeable, I think we need to employ your children on a far larger scale.