Lawsuits Force 321 Studios Out Of Business

Posted by timothy on Wednesday August 4, 2004 @03:58AM from the anywhere-it-wants-to dept.

elegie writes "321 Studios has gone out of business. Earlier, they came under fire for producing DVD disc-copying software. Specifically, it was argued by movie studios that the DVD-X Copy software and the DVD Copy Plus software violated the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) anticircumvention rules. 321 Studios argued that copying a DVD disc for personal use counted as "fair use" in terms of copyright law. The EFF has said that the closing was not surprising because of all the legal injunctions against 321 Studios."

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Re:Grrr, but ok by jrockway · 2004-08-04 04:26 · Score: 1, Flamebait

What if I don't want the CD and don't buy it? Am I stealing from them then?

Look at it this way. It isn't "lost revenue" from piracy. If these people weren't going to buy it anyway, how could there be a "loss"?

Anyway, it's still illegal... just like jaywalking or having a cup of coffee on the el. Both of which are a detriment to our society.

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