A judge has finally ordered RealNetworks to put its DVD ripping service, RealDVD, to sleep because apparently it's "illegal to bypass the copyright protections built into DVDs designed to protect movies against theft." Whoops. As part of its legal loss against the Motion Picture Association of America, the media delivery …
RealNetworks Spins Off Rhapsody (Which Leaves What, Exactly?)
For Viacom, RealNetworks' partner in the Rhapsody venture, a spinoff is a chance to get rid of a bleeding appendage. For Real, it's like losing a failing—but vital—organ.
RealNetworks Stumbles Into Court, This Box Hangs in the Balance
RealNetworks' courtroom feud with the MPAA is now under way, and as predicted
Why The RealDVD Trial Might Actually Matter
Yes, OK, we called the software lame
RealNetworks Sued for DVD Copying Software That Nobody Wanted Anyway
Almost reflexively, six studios have filed suit against RealNetworks for their brand-new DVD copying software. RealDVD, as it is (was?) called, was tepidly received
RealNetworks RealDVD: Legal DVD Backup, No Real Point
Unlike other DVD backup software that has succumbed to movie industry pressures, RealNetworks' RealDVD gives you a new way to copy DVDs to your computer caked with so much DRM that you'll question why you went through the trouble in the first place. (But maybe that's the point.) Fully approved by the DVD CCA
