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DVDCCA Sues Maker of Luxury DVD Jukebox

Posted by timothy on from the cut-off-nose-spite-face dept.

McSpew writes "The DVD Copy Control Association has decided to sue Kaleidescape for violating its CSS license. Kaleidescape's crime? They make a super-high-end (~$27k) DVD jukebox system that caches DVD movies onto a server (3.3TB of disk space). Kaleidescape says they've complied with the terms of their CSS license and they're considering countersuing. I want one, but I'm not a pro athlete, rapper or movie star, so I'll probably have to roll my own."

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  1. Legitimate uses forbidden now? by Overzeetop · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Okay, so instead of going after those evil soccer-mom pirate types, the target is going to be folks who can pay more for a server than the software itself? $27k/(3.3TB/9G) = $74 per title. That a lot of jack compared to a 300 disc Sony changer at $299.

    Note: I'm using 9G average, figuring on the odd 2 disc set balancing out the typical 7G on a disc.

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    Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
  2. All my DVDs are "cached" too by YetAnotherName · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My media server has a ~1TB RAID5 setup, and I've copied each and every DVD I've legally purchased onto it for instant playback on our HDTV. The original DVDs go back into their cases and are stored away for safe-keeping.

    Have I exercised fair use? Definitely. Have I broken some laws? Probably. But I'm not going to give up the fair use as a result.

    And yeah, I should post this anonymously, in case the MPAA reads Slashdot comments, but dammit, we've gotta stand up!