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

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).

Comments

Jurisdiction

[ZorinLynx]

Slysoft is not in US jurisdiction, so it doesn't have to follow US law. Full stop.

They should tell Hollywood to get bent. Piracy is going to happen regardless of what they do; this is money wasted anyway.

Re:Jurisdiction

[davester666]

Antigua is permitting this to happen LEGALLY, because quite some time ago, the US lost a ruling by the WTO that they were improperly blocking betting and gambling services in Antigua. http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/04/26/antigua-questions-efficacy-of-wto-dispute-system-over-ip-related-case/

The US does not wish to follow the WTO ruling, so Antigua is permitted to do this.

Hollywood knows this.

Antigua and Barbuda are in the right

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually, the Hollywood studios don't even have the law on their side in this case.
What Slysoft is doing is actually legal under WTO rules because the US was found
to be in violation regarding offshore internet gambling. The WTO ruled that Antigua and
Barbuda are legally entitled to ignore US copyright (to the value of the judgement) as a
result. What the US government has been doing in regard to this is disgusting frankly.
They have threatened to retaliate against Antigua and Barbuda should they choose to
actively exercise this right, even though the ruling went against them. Funny how when
the ruling goes for the US the other country is obligated to follow it, but when it goes
against them it doesnt. Arrogant doesnt begin to describe this behaviour.

https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds285_e.htm

Re:Do People Still Watch DVDs?

[BLKMGK]

Folks that want higher quality? That want the extras? Folks with data caps? Folks that want stuff after the streaming service drops it? Folks don't want to be tracked or pay a monthly fee?

How long a list you need?