RealNetworks says it wants to help increase DVD sales by allowing people to copy their movie discs. Hollywood studios say that idea will hurt their struggling business. The two sides began squaring off in a federal court to determine who prevails.
The case is about RealDVD, a $30 software program that allows users to copy Hollywood DVDs to computers — a capability the movie industry strenuously objects to, worrying that it will stimulate piracy and undermine the budding market for digital downloads.
The owners of those devices could save copies of their DVDs to watch DVD on iPod, iPhone, and other mobile devices — much as people use digital video recorders like TiVo to save live television programs.
Real has built a prototype of Facet that runs on the Linux operating system. The device can hold about 70 movies, which take up to 20 minutes to copy.
RealNetworks executives have said they were inspired by Kaleidescape, which makes high-end DVD players (price: more than $10,000) that can save hundreds of movies on a hard drive. Kaleidescape won a challenge by the DVD Copy Control Association.
Real has built a prototype of Facet that runs on the Linux operating system. The device can hold about 70 movies, which take up to 20 minutes to copy.
RealNetworks executives have said they were inspired by Kaleidescape, which makes high-end DVD players (price: more than $10,000) that can save hundreds of movies on a hard drive. Kaleidescape won a challenge by the DVD Copy Control Association.
People have a fair use right on DVD that we pay for. As long as it is not for commercial use. Why we can’t watch DVD movies on our mobile devices like iPod, or just backup DVD movies.
Not only does Real has a product for us to copy DVD, there are open source to copy DVD movies like Handbrake, Daniusoft DVD Ripper for MAC.
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