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MPAA Countersues 321 Studios

Posted by michael on from the turnabout-is-fair-play dept.

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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  1. They are profiting off of others free programs! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    All they have done is bundle applications that are free and from what I can tell the only programing that they have done themselfs is adding a front end.

    The stolen software is as follows:
    Smart Ripper
    DVDx
    VCD Easy/CD-Maker
    PowerCDR

  2. FINALLY - FAIR USE WILL BE TESTED! by exhilaration · · Score: 5, Interesting
    *IF* they choose fight the MPAA, we will FINALLY find out whether the DMCA has stripped us of our fair use rights. I think this is far more meaningful than the ElcomSoft trial.

    As we've all read a thousand times, this is no different than the movie studio's rabid reaction to the introduction of VCR's - a product that can duplicate video media and *might* be used for piracy.

    This is the fight we've been waiting for: Fair Use vs. the DMCA. Only one will be left standing.

    (So I'm being a little dramatic, sue me, I realize that the DMCA has a crapload of other stuff that will remain even if parts of it are struck down.)

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