http://www.cepro.com/topic/C302 Digital Rights Stories from CE Pro, The Leading Information Source for the Custom Electronics Installer en juliejacobson@comcast.net Copyright 2009 2009-07-17T22:32:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/minnesota_mom_ordered_to_pay_192_million_for_illegal_downloads/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/minnesota_mom_ordered_to_pay_192_million_for_illegal_downloads/#When:14:00:00Z EFF claims the anti-piracy case, one of the last vestiges of RIAA's lawsuit frenzy, may be unconstitutional because. News, Digital Media, Digital Rights, Legal 2009-06-19T14:00:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/blu_ray_managed_copy_coming_in_2010/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/blu_ray_managed_copy_coming_in_2010/#When:20:09:00Z New DRM specs will legally allow consumers to make one copy of each Blu-ray disc they own. Supporting Blu-ray players won't hit market until first or second quarter of 2010. News, Product News, Blu-ray/HD DVD, Digital Rights, Legal 2009-06-12T20:09:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/what_happens_to_your_digital_content_if_the_provider_goes_out_of_business/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/what_happens_to_your_digital_content_if_the_provider_goes_out_of_business/#When:20:24:00Z HDGiants' bankruptcy raises questions about DRM-protected downloads; even Walmart customers feel the pain News, Digital Media, Digital Rights 2009-06-05T20:24:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/real_expands_dvd_lawsuit_sues_studios_over_antitrust/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/real_expands_dvd_lawsuit_sues_studios_over_antitrust/#When:13:49:00Z RealNetworks, currently engaged in a legal battle over its DVD ripping/backup software RealDVD, is looking to expand its lawsuit to include antitrust violations against the Hollywood studios. News, Digital Media, Digital Rights, Legal 2009-05-14T13:49:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/what_is_the_realdvd_copyright_dispute_really_about/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/what_is_the_realdvd_copyright_dispute_really_about/#When:16:47:01Z RealNetwork's prototype Facet DVD player, which can store copied DVDs, appears to be a central issue in the company's copyright case. News, Digital Media, Digital Rights, Legal 2009-04-29T16:47:01-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/realdvd_goes_to_court_over_dvd_ripping_software/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/realdvd_goes_to_court_over_dvd_ripping_software/#When:12:47:00Z Will the DVD CCA's injunction against RealDVD continue? At issue: If someone wants to make a copy of something they own, do they have to pay the studios again? News, Digital Media, Digital Rights, Legal 2009-04-28T12:47:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/muzak_to_keep_piping_tunes_during_chapter_11/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/muzak_to_keep_piping_tunes_during_chapter_11/#When:15:12:00Z The grandaddy of elevator music, and early innovator of digital rights management, owes millions to studios News, Digital Media, Digital Rights 2009-02-11T15:12:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/why_digital_copies_not_downloads_really_matter/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/why_digital_copies_not_downloads_really_matter/#When:12:00:00Z When it comes to what's really important with media, it's not about the distribution method, it's about the control. News, Blu-ray/HD DVD, Digital Media, Digital Rights 2008-11-26T12:00:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/dvd_ripping_the_latest_on_the_legal_front/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/dvd_ripping_the_latest_on_the_legal_front/#When:12:04:00Z Here's where we stand today on the legality of DVD ripping: We're not quite sure if it's legal. Here's a compilation of articles on the legality of DVD ripping and related fair-use cases. News, Product News, Digital Rights, Legal, Media Servers 2008-10-09T12:04:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/mpaa_studios_files_suit_against_realnetworks_re_realdvd/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/mpaa_studios_files_suit_against_realnetworks_re_realdvd/#When:18:29:00Z In motion for a temporary restraining order, the studios said that RealNetworks’ RealDVD violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Press Releases, Digital Rights, Media Servers 2008-09-30T18:29:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/ce_vendors_content_providers_to_enable_virtual_library_for_consumers/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/ce_vendors_content_providers_to_enable_virtual_library_for_consumers/#When:12:20:00Z Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), which includes most of the biggest names in CE and entertainment (sans Apple and Disney), pursue buy once, play anywhere model. News, Associations, Digital Media, Digital Rights 2008-09-16T12:20:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/can_you_be_sued_for_helping_clients_rip_dvds/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/can_you_be_sued_for_helping_clients_rip_dvds/#When:17:42:01Z EFF attorney Fred von Lohmann explains some of the legal issues involved in selling and installing products that enable users to copy DVDs. News, Digital Rights, Legal, Media Servers 2008-09-11T17:42:01-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/is_your_dvd_server_legal_manufacturers_say_yes/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/is_your_dvd_server_legal_manufacturers_say_yes/#When:17:40:00Z Developers of movie-ripping products insist their products are legal. Here's how the manufacturers address the sticky issue of digital rights management (DRM). News, Digital Rights, Legal, Media Servers 2008-09-11T17:40:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/is_dvd_ripping_the_same_as_archiving/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/is_dvd_ripping_the_same_as_archiving/#When:17:53:00Z Is one approach to DVD copying more "legal" than the other? News, Digital Rights, Legal, Media Servers 2008-09-10T17:53:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/latest_on_dvd_ripping_realnetworks_control4_crestron_kaleidescape/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/latest_on_dvd_ripping_realnetworks_control4_crestron_kaleidescape/#When:16:57:00Z RealNetworks may be the first big-name brand to offer DVD ripping software, as Kaleidescape case is appealed; Escient, Crestron, Control4, Request take different approaches. News, Product News, Slideshow, CEDIA, Digital Rights, Legal, Media Center, Media Servers 2008-09-09T16:57:00-06:00