October 9, 2008
RealDVD restraining order sticks til Nov. 17
Yesterday was the last day that U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Patel would be available for hearings until November 17, putting the case between Real Networks and the MPAA on hold.
It's nearing Halloween, so it must mean the anniversary of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is just around the corner.
October 8, 2008
Napster judge thumped RealDVD but will she ban it?
Inside Marilyn Hall Patel's court on Tuesday, it was obvious the federal judge was concerned by some of things she heard about RealDVD.
A federal judge on Tuesday upheld an earlier decision and banned RealNetworks from selling its DVD-copying software.
October 7, 2008
RealNetworks asks judge to lift movie studios’ restraining order
RealNetworks Inc. has asked a federal judge to lift a temporary restraining order that has blocked the company from selling its RealDVD movie copying software, court documents filed yesterday showed.
October 6, 2008
RealDVD goes live, let the lawsuits begin
ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz offers his views on the recent lawsuits filed by the movie industry against Real Networks for its new RealDVD software.
