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Studios to sue Real over 'illegal' RealDVD
Several major studios plan to sue RealNetworks for what they believe is inherent copyright infringement in the company's RealDVD ripping software, according to a tip sent to the AP. Disney, Fox, Paramount, Sony, Universal and Warner are all said to believe that the software is deliberately bypassing the CSS encryption on DVD movies and so violating their copyrights. They also plan a temporary ...
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RealNetworks’ Software Lands in Court
The digital media pioneer RealNetworks and Hollywood’s top studios are suing each other in California federal court over Real’s new DVD copying program, RealDVD.
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RealNetworks’ Software Lands in Court
The digital media pioneer RealNetworks and Hollywood’s top studios are suing each other in California federal court over Real’s new DVD copying program, RealDVD.
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Hubble computer glitch holds up servicing mission
Aging telescope will wait until February 2009 for replacement hardware.
Nature |
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Ex-Executive Gets Life for Strangling Colleague Who Caught Him Stealing Office Computers
A fired British executive who strangled a former colleague after she caught him stealing computers from the office they had once shared was jai... British police have made public a stabbing victim¿s skull X-ray as they search for two suspects wanted in a horrific bus stop assault last year.
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Ex-Executive Gets Life for Strangling Colleague Who Caught Him Stealing Office Computers
A fired British executive who strangled a former colleague after she caught him stealing computers from the office they had once shared was jai... British police have made public a stabbing victim¿s skull X-ray as they search for two suspects wanted in a horrific bus stop assault last year.
FOX 29 Lake Charles |
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What can you do with a 12-million-digit prime number?
The scientific world is abuzz this week with news that researchers at UCLA have discovered a prime number with more than 10 million digits. The find qualifies them for a $100,000 prize from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and undeniable geek cred, but a decidedly unscientific survey of comments from around the web concludes that [...]
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Motion Picture Studios File Lawsuit Against Realnetworks
The nations top movie companies filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court to stop RealNetworks Inc. from distributing the companys RealDVD software which allows movies to be copied illegally. In their complaint and motion for a temporary restraining order, the studios said that RealNetworks RealDVD violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) because its software illegally bypasses ...
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Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks" DVD-copying software
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's six major movie studios plan to sue RealNetworks to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software, the Associated Press has learned.
San Jose Mercury News |
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RealNetworks sued by MPAA
The digital entertainment service was sued today by the MPAA in Los Angeles federal court over its RealDVD software, which was launched today.
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Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software
Hollywood's six major movie studios on Tuesday sued RealNetworks Inc. to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software that they said would allow consumers to "rent, rip and return" movies or even copy friends' DVD collections outright.
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RealDVD officially launches, so do lawsuits; Is it 'StealDVD'?
Update: RealNetworks announced Tuesday that its RealDVD software, which allows you to rip and burn DVDs easily, officially launched. And the lawsuits weren't far behind. In a statement (Techmeme), RealNetworks billed RealDVD as a "watershed" product. The software, which goes for $29.99 on sale, allows you to rip, burn and organize your DVD collection, which usually is armed to the hilt with DRM ...
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Industry bands together to push mobile broadband in laptops
Operators, along with laptop and chipset manufacturers are joining forces to push built-in support for mobile broadband, using a newly created mark that will signal that a laptop is ready to offer mobile Internet access.
IT World |
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Some Countries Prone To Data Loss, Cisco Finds
Only 42% of Chinese employees surveyed changed the security setting on their computers, while Brazilians are more likely to share private company information with friends.
InformationWeek |
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UCLA discovers 13 million-digit prime number, disproves crowdsourcing [Disincentives]
Hoping to encourage cooperative computing on the Web, the Electronic Frontier Foundation offered a $100,000 prize to anyone who could come up with a prime number with more than 10 million digits. A... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Task force plans day to make village ‘GreenER’
East Rochester’s community recycling day will be Oct. 4.
MPNnow.com |
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Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software
Hollywood's six major movie studios on Tuesday sued RealNetworks Inc. to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software that they said would allow consumers to "rent, rip and return" movies or even copy friends' DVD collections outright. The studios stand...
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Sony takes aim at Apple with new PCs
Sony's is aiming squarely at Apple with its new ranges of desktop and notebook computers. At the launch of three new ranges Sony 's Dipesh Sanghrajha described the new Vaio L Series as providing "some healthy competition with our fruity friends", while a new high-end notebook is targeted at professional photographers.
Computer Active |
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Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software
Hollywood's six major movie studios plan to sue RealNetworks Inc. to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software, The Associated Press has learned.
Seattle Times |
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Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood's six major movie studios on Tuesday sued Seattle-based RealNetworks Inc. to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software that they said would allow consumers to "rent, rip and return" movies.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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RealNetworks’ DVD Copying Software Lands in Court
The digital media pioneer RealNetworks and Hollywood’s top studios are suing each other in California federal court over Real’s new DVD copying program, RealDVD.
New York Times |
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Pricey Apples Hold 20 Percent of Retail Notebook Sales and 35 Percent of Revenue
Good news for Apple in terms of sales is offset by a pummeling on the stock market...
AnandTech |
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RealNetworks’ DVD Copying Software Lands in Court
The digital media pioneer RealNetworks and Hollywood’s top studios are suing each other in California federal court over Real’s new DVD copying program, RealDVD.
New York Times |
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Microsoft Joins Washington State Suit To Stop Scareware
The software behemoth has had enough. Microsoft has teamed up with Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna to stop companies and individuals from fooling consumers.
NewsFactor via Yahoo! News |
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Analysis: Counting On Computers To Count Votes
Just weeks before the November election, a session on e-voting at MIT's Emerging Technology conference on September 25th gave CBS News Technology Analyst Larry Magid the same level of warm and fuzzy that he got from watching President Bush's recent speech on the state of our economy. The panelists were united on one theme: The Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines that popped up ...
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