Petteri Pyyny
23 Apr 2002 15:34
Small upstart company called 321 Studios filed a lawsuit in San Fransisco yesterday asking federal court to decide whether its software bundle DVD Copy Plus violates American DMCA law or not.
"This lawsuit involves the ability of a small Internet company to market and sell an instruction manual and bundled computer software that teaches legal owners of DVD movies to make legitimate backup copies of the contents of a DVD for their own personal use," the suit states.
According to the suit, MPAA has threatened to sue the company for violating DMCA law, so company is basically taking the first step in the game.
The case's moral is hard one for us, dear DVD enthustiasts, since what I've understood, company basically sells guide package bundled with free software such as freely available DVD rippers. I assume that company doesn't have asked any rights to distribute these tools. But then again, if the company wins its case, it means celebration for DVD freaks, free speech and consumer fair rights, because it would also legalize providing information and tools to backup your legally owned DVDs -- exactly what our site and plenty of other similiar sites do, freely.