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Lawsuits Force 321 Studios Out Of Business

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Re:321 studios going out of business? by MonsieurCoward · · Score: 0, Troll

    This guy must be Internet addicted http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/04/005243 &tid=133&tid=95

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    Mcow.
  2. Re:Lesson. by mattyrobinson69 · · Score: 0, Troll

    thats complete hippy bollocks.

    complete bollocks.

    think of this (hypothetical situation)
    if i own three mansions, and all my money is tied up into my property, so except for assets im relatively poor. i live in my mansions for 6 months at a time, so each one wont get lived in for a year at a time. some bastard breaks into my property, steals whats there, uses the electric etc: costs me money. i have to pay the bills for this person, and they get privilaged for breaking and entering, and stealing.

    im not sure if what your saying is communist or hippy bullshit, but either way, its not the 60's anymore.