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Hollywood Escalates "DVD Ripping" Case To International Incident (torrentfreak.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the escalating-quickly dept.

A group of Hollywood studios and technology partners have asked the U.S. Government to assist in solving a long-running court battle against the Antique based software company SlySoft. Despite an earlier conviction SlySoft continues to offer its DVD and BluRay ripping tools. To progress the matter, rightsholders have asked the U.S. to place Antigua on the Priority Watch List. "Circumvention through programs such as SlySoft's AnyDVD HD is a source for widespread, large-scale and commercial copyright infringement by users located in the United States, as well as Antigua & Barbuda, and many other countries," AACS writes (pdf).

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  1. I don't know what kind of slip that is... by damn_registrars · · Score: 4, Funny

    against the Antique based software company SlySoft

    How on earth did Antigua become Antique? Just bad use of spell check?

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  2. Re:Jurisdiction by tinkerghost · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finding out what actually is being asked for is left as an exercise to the reader. Invasion

    Antiqua doesn't have any oil so it doesn't need any freedom.

  3. Re:Do People Still Watch DVDs? by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Who bothers with DVDs anymore? "

    That's why Hollywood is asking the feds to reach back through time to mail an "antique based software company."