Judge halts sales of RealDVD

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Ronald J Riley \(RJR-com\)" <rjr () rjriley com>
Date: October 9, 2008 11:25:39 AM EDT
To: <dave () farber net>
Subject: Judge halts sales of RealDVD

Dave, for IP if you wish.

I am a big proponent of intellectual property rights but have had a  
belly full of the entertainment industry's constant attempts to  
circumvent fair use.  Attempts to stop people from making backup  
copies really are an outrage.  Shotgun accusations of illicit copying  
and liberal use of SLAPP litigations must be stopped.

I also think that at least some of the resentment regarding inventors  
enforcement of their rights is backlash from excesses of the music and  
movie industries.

Big companies routinely steal from inventors and they have been  
running an anti-inventor media campaign for years in an attempt to  
cover their disreputable conduct.  But I cannot help but think that  
many people are transferring at least some of their anger over this to  
inventors.

Ronald J. Riley,


Speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.patentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased  
founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 9 pm EST.

A judge has ordered RealNetworks to suspend the sale of RealDVD, the  
controversial software that hands users the ability to copy and store  
films to a hard drive, according to a report published by  
NewTeeVee.com, a technology-news blog.

The film industry sought to prevent sales of RealDVD last week when it  
filed a lawsuit against RealNetworks. The Motion Picture Association  
of America accused Real of violating the Digital Millennium Copyright  
Act and breach of contract.


http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10058574-93.html?tag=nl.e703




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