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321 Studios shuts down

2 August 2004 11:59 by Jari Ketola | 39 comments

321 Studios shuts down 321 Studios, the makers of the well known X Copy backup and authoring solutions has shut down its operations.

The company, which was the first to offer software for backing up DVDs, was the target of the movie industry from day one. After fighting, and losing, several lawsuits the company eventually ran out of resources and was forced to cease its operations.

The statement posted on 321 Studios' website states that "Despite 321 Studios’ best efforts to remain in business, injunctions entered against 321 Studios by three US Federal courts earlier this year has resulted in 321 Studios no longer being able to continue operating the business." The company can no longer offer any kind of support what so ever: "Unfortunately, 321 Studios can no longer offer phone, email or live chat support for any of its products."

Also the DVDXCopy website is currently closed.

The DVDXCopy forums hosted by AfterDawn.com are still up and running, and will not be closed. You might also find valuable information in our other discussion forums.

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    geestar20 (AfterDawn Addict) 3 August 2004 5:53 Send private message to this user   
    POLOTICS! my friends, polotics. Where theres money their lawsuits. Governments give you the product then take it away.
    hijacker (Inactive) 3 August 2004 10:55 Send private message to this user   
    POLO TICS?? what?? ummm....ok, anyhow I just wanted to buy games x copy and now I can't.I guess I'll just burn with shrink and alcohol 120%.I just don't understand they made sure that their software was legal and now the courts say they must stop business.I glad I got my x copy even though it won't work on my older computer I don't know if it is because it's fat32 and not NTFS for the file system.But I hope it works for the next computer.I think that Robert Moore is an honest businessman but I think that he was just a prime target.
    xgin11 (Inactive) 3 August 2004 12:45 Send private message to this user   
    If I reformat my computer, will I be able to activate my software again?
    buzzoon (Junior Member) 3 August 2004 14:35 Send private message to this user   
    Mr. Moore's company and product probably would have survived if he wasn't such a "fair rights" grandstander. When you rub it into the face of a huge organization like the MPAA, you have to expect to get hammered back.

    It's got nothing to do with politics ...
    WARNE (Inactive) 3 August 2004 19:02 Send private message to this user   
    Five words ... Only the good die young
    geestar20 (AfterDawn Addict) 3 August 2004 20:07 Send private message to this user   
    I was being 'SARCASTIC' with politics thing. Next time I'll send a memo >:S
    Sgt_USMC (Junior Member) 3 August 2004 20:53 Send private message to this user   
    I remember them saying that if this day comes; they will give everyone access to an FTP site with free downloads of all their products, well?
    landesman (Newbie) 4 August 2004 0:20 Send private message to this user   
    Sorry all, for get a little p!!!!!!! off about the US Gov Law Idiots and the movie Mongrels(sorry!mogels).But having bought Express and then Platinum legally in Aus, I was annoyed to find that 321 had to send their last update world wide(platinum)without there being any legal precedance in australia for the US Govs courts findings, or the rest of the world for that fact. Does the US Gov think it has some sort of legal monopoly "World wide"!!!!.
    Just remember you Legal morons and Movie As@#%%((&* your day will come. What goes around, Comes around.
    And just remember your history and look at how many hollywood studio,s have gone down the tube over the years.Your day will come.
    andmerr (Inactive) 4 August 2004 0:42 Send private message to this user   
    the us gov. is flexing its mulsce s and with a lapdog like howard i wonder is the worst still to come!!!!

    free trade agreement whoopi!!!!!!!!
    hijacker (Inactive) 4 August 2004 6:35 Send private message to this user   
    321 Studios got the final blow from these pricks.What a bunch of assholes.321 studios had some awesome software that I thought I would never see in my time,oh well it just takes some game industry and mpaa to screw things up.It's just like afonic said , "It's fucking unbelievable" and I can't agree anymore with that statement.I just pisses me off to no extent.If someone pirates some games now from these company's I'm going to just laugh my ass off because this is so unfair to this company to get screwed they way they did.What about alcohol 120% and 123 studios some other wannabe dvd software.What make them any different.
    buzzoon (Junior Member) 4 August 2004 7:51 Send private message to this user   
    I am honestly hoping that you guys aren't serious! Moore was fully aware of the DMCA but violated it anyway, and he gave the MPAA the finger while doing it. He baited them to come after him and he and his company got exactly what they deserved.

    The ones who got screwed are you and I and others who purchased his product in good faith, hoping that we could use it as long as we owned it.

    You can't honestly believe that his efforts had anything to do with "fair rights". Ask him to share some of the money he made with this venture and see how friendly he is :)
    thejake (Newbie) 4 August 2004 9:32 Send private message to this user   
    Well, at least you can still buy it -somewhere-

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 6 August 2004 23:46

    wgrimes (Inactive) 4 August 2004 14:01 Send private message to this user   
    It appears that the 321 products are still being supported. The link to look at your 321 products is: http://secure.smarterimage.com/solo/customers/

    321 Studios reset activations to 10 before they went under.

    The above link was the one that always was used for product support. However, instead of 321 Studios being listed, it is DVDXCOPY.COM.

    DVDXCOPY.COM is for out of country support of the 321 products.


    flip218 (Moderator) 4 August 2004 15:17 Send private message to this user   
    All activations should have been reset to 75. Login here:
    http://www.321studios.com/support.asp


    As of 8-3-04 you can activate online and if you choose activate from another computer you can put the activation file on a floppy. Do this for all ye product and get several activations and rename them so you can save them on the same media. It appears that they gave us up to 75 activations today but you should be able to clone the same activation. This way if you format you can still activate. but you better activate today if you want to use it.

    IT HAS TO BE CLEAN INSTALL OF PLATINUM..
    WHEN THE REGISTRATION WINDOW COME UP ASKING FOR YE LICENSE AND PASSWORD YE SELECT REGISTER FROM ANOTHER PUTER..

    NOTE YOU MUST INPUT YOUR LICENSE AND PASSWORD THEN SELECT REGISTER FROM ANOTHER PUTER,THEN FOLLOW DIRECTIONS



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    Mickey11 (Newbie) 8 August 2004 11:01 Send private message to this user   
    We purchased via retail two 321 Studios products, DVD X Show and DVD X Point, and now cannot get them activated. Neither of these products were the source of contention.

    Any suggestions ??
    flip218 (Moderator) 8 August 2004 20:01 Send private message to this user   
    @Mickey11,

    Can you login to here?
    http://www.321studios.com/support.asp

    If you can, use that password to activate. And double check you license info.

    If not, you should contact the sellers of the software.
    Mickey11 (Newbie) 10 August 2004 6:43 Send private message to this user   
    Thanks Flip, it worked!
    The process was slightly different for X Point, but we still succeeded in activating both apps. Appreciate the assist! With 3-2-1 tits up, looks like users will need to rely on one another for support.
    chinpark (Newbie) 14 August 2004 2:21 Send private message to this user   
    Valenti et al got fat from your dollars, with the prices they charge for their products. Now to show how grateful they are, they are sticking it to you.
    I guess that it is fair comment on your views on life, as it is seen from the colonies.
    chinpark (Newbie) 14 August 2004 2:24 Send private message to this user   
    Valenti et al got fat from your dollars, with the prices they charge for their products. Now to show how grateful they are, they are sticking it to you.
    I guess that it is fair comment on your views on life, as it is seen from the colonies.
    MaineMike (Inactive) 4 March 2005 17:08 Send private message to this user   
    I cannot get my X show to register. can someone please help?
    I tried going to the links posten in earlier messages but they are all dead ends. Does anyone know where to find the author of the applicaiton in order to 1) compliment him or her on such a fine program and 2) to see if there might be any further development but perhaps under a different name? I would buy the application again if I could know that I could get it to function again.

    Any help / support would be very welcome at this point.

    Mike in Maine
    mathboy (Newbie) 30 April 2005 16:33 Send private message to this user   
    Has anyone figured out how to register their license Id or a crack to go around it on dvdxcopy plat

    aabbccdd (Inactive) 1 May 2005 0:35 Send private message to this user   
    talking cracks will get you BANNED big NO NO in here
    arniebear (AfterDawn Addict) 1 May 2005 3:43 Send private message to this user   
    @mathboy

    Why don't you use the free programs DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter and stop trying to get around not paying for a program.

    MaineMike (Inactive) 1 May 2005 16:10 Send private message to this user   

    I do believe that Cracks and work-arounds are not a good topic for discussion in a public forum - trying to evade a lock to personally gain and prevent a company from profiting is not a good thing.

    However when that company has gone out of business and has openly made it very known that they do not want anything to do with a past product anymore then I can't imagine who would get hurt if there was a crack or work around published.

    As I had asked once before in one of these public forums, if the author of the DVD-X-Show would kindly step up and be identified I would personally like to thank him for the application and find a way to perhaps pay him (or her) for upgrades and support.

    Can I be any more open about this??

    I know of a half dozen other people who currently feel the same way - I even have their names and mailing addresses for what it's worth and I know that all would be willing to offer support to the author.

    But until this person steps up to be identified, if anyone does know a way around the registration block - so that we don't have to hassle the group who is currently graciously volunteering to help with this, then please count me in.

    Respectfully, Mike in Maine
    flip218 (Moderator) 1 May 2005 18:24 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    However when that company has gone out of business and has openly made it very known that they do not want anything to do with a past product anymore then I can't imagine who would get hurt if there was a crack or work around published.
    If XCopy International will not help then your screwed. None of us know who the author is, at least I don't know of anybody who does.

    And Yes, it may not hurt in your eyes ... but still asking about how to obtain a crack is against forum rules.

    If you must find one search for it yourself.

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    Forum rules!! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
    aabbccdd (Inactive) 1 May 2005 21:38 Send private message to this user   
    MaineMike just cause a company goes out of business doesnt mean that its a free for all for everyone to crack (STEAL).The goverment put them out of business.thats like putting a rock though the window of a business thats closed and taking everything you want.dvd x copy is over,outdated and is never coming back so move on to other programs and forget it DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter is freeware and AnyDVD is the best program i ever used and its has LIFETIME UPDATES. and the quality is better than x copy of all these programs.

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