You may have a disc, be it music or data, that is scratched and will not read in your optical disc drive no matter what you do to it. Can it be saved? Possibly. There are a few things you can try to save that disc. Hardware method: It could be just the drive you’re using If the disc won’t read in your optical drive, try another one that’s close by. If you don’t have one to spare, try a friend’s computer. Interesting side note: Older optical drives with slower read speeds have a much higher chance of reading...
Real has posted an open letter alerting those people who downloaded RealDVD that the legally challenged DVD copying software will no longer work after the 30-day free trial. Further, such people will not be able to upgrade to the full version — at least not yet. RealDVD ran afoul of the law studios almost the instant it was released, with its DVD copying capabilities raising the ire of Hollywood. Lawsuits and counterlawsuits were immediately filed, resulting in a federal court suspending distribution of the software. Real wants you to know that it’s not their fault; rather, it wants you to...
Dow drops nearly 200 points: Despite the interest rate cuts mentioned below, the Dow fell 189 points to close at 9258.1, down 2 percent. Who wants to be a hero and save the stock market? You go first. [photo credit: rednuht on Flickr] Central banks step up with interest rate cuts: The Federal Reserve coordinated a series of global rate cuts with central banks around the world in an attempt to calm nerves. Judge halts downloads of RealDVD: RealNetworks suffers a setback as a judge sides with movies studios on DVD copying software for now. Hi5 launches new version for...
After being oh-so-predictably sued by six movie studios, RealNetworks is now just as predictably banned by a judge from selling its weirdly anachronistic DVD-ripping RealDVD program. At least until Tuesday, so the judge can review the filings to determine just how boneheaded it is. In a small victory for Real, they got the case moved out of the studio-infested Central District to California's Northern District court. Now they just have to convince the studios and the judge that the extra DRM sprinkles it piles on top of the rips make RealDVD totally kosher. [Electronista]...
AFP - RealNetworks on Tuesday released software that lets people copy films on DVDs, sparking a heated legal battle with Hollywood film studios fearful of rampant piracy....
As expected, Hollywood is none too happy about RealNetworks’ new RealDVD DVD copying software. So unhappy, in fact, that the Motion Picture Association of America has filed a lawsuit to block it from being sold. The major studios claim that RealDVD violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by allowing a user to make multiple copies of content and distribute it to others. Real, however, appears to have beaten them to the punch. Earlier this morning the company issued a press release saying that, “In response to threats made by the major movie studios,” it was filing suit, asking a court...
The six major Hollywood movie studios sued RealNetworks today, asking a federal court in Los Angeles to stop the digital media company from distributing new software that they claim allows consumers to copy movies illegally. RealNetworks also sued, asking a court to declare that the company's new RealDVD software program, which allows users to copy DVDs to their computer hard drives, is legal and complies with the DVD Copy Control Assn.'s license agreement. The software, which was announced earlier this month, goes on sale today for $30 at www.realdvd.com. The company's claim that it is the first software program to...
