Realdvd

RIP RealDVD, Even If We Won’t Notice You’re Gone

10:40AM March 4, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

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 company will be forced to shell out $US4.5 million for legal costs. More »

Real Networks Spins Off Rhapsody (Which Leaves What, Exactly?)

9:17AM February 10, 2010 | John Herrman

For Viacom, Real Networks’ 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. More »

Software

RealNetworks Stumbles Into Court, This Box Hangs in the Balance

7:40PM April 29, 2009 | John Herrman

RealNetworks’ courtroom feud with the MPAA is now under way, and as predicted, the company doesn’t really give a mouse’s arse about RealDVD. It’s Facet, RealNetworks’ archiving DVD player, that everyone’s all worked up about.

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