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 2009-11-10T17:25:43+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/realnetworks_to_appeal_ruling_on_realdvd_injunction/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/realnetworks_to_appeal_ruling_on_realdvd_injunction/#When:16:06:00Z RealNetworks will seek permission to sell its $30 DVD-ripping software, while bigger cases head to court. News, Digital Rights, Legal, Media Servers, Digital Media 2009-10-11T16:06:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/envive_adds_theaterstation_multi_zone_media_management/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/envive_adds_theaterstation_multi_zone_media_management/#When:16:50:00Z Servers and clients should be safe from DRM issues; Envive plans iPhone interface. News, Digital Rights, Legal, Media Servers 2009-09-25T16:50:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/stream_hbo_over_the_internet_with_fios_and_windows_7/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/stream_hbo_over_the_internet_with_fios_and_windows_7/#When:19:47:06Z Win 7 support for Copy Freely, coupled with Verizon FiOS's generous content protection scheme, enables Windows Media Center to stream premium content over the home network or the Internet News, Product News, Digital Rights, Media Center, Digital Media 2009-09-24T19:47:06+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/review_win_7_with_support_for_copy_freely/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/review_win_7_with_support_for_copy_freely/#When:14:08:17Z In the past, you could not share CableCard content -- even non-protected content -- from a Windows Media Center PC; now you can (and skip commercials, too!) News, Product News, Digital Rights, Media Center, Media Servers, Digital Media 2009-09-23T14:08:17+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/microsoft_add_your_own_cablecard_switched_digital_video_copy_freely_more/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/microsoft_add_your_own_cablecard_switched_digital_video_copy_freely_more/#When:23:44:35Z Microsoft at CEDIA Expo 2009: Easy to add digital cable tuners (DCTs) to any Win 7 machine, fixes for switched digital video, and the ability to copy freely for tagged content News, Product News, Digital Rights, Media Center, CEDIA, Digital Media 2009-09-09T23:44:35+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/executive_escient_dropped_vision_dvd_servers_to_focus_on_hd/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/executive_escient_dropped_vision_dvd_servers_to_focus_on_hd/#When:19:16:00Z D&M's Escient unit did not drop the movie server on DRM grounds; standard def is just so yesterday News, Product News, Digital Rights, Media Servers, Digital Media 2009-09-01T19:16:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/porn_studios_crack_down_on_south_korean_file_sharing/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/porn_studios_crack_down_on_south_korean_file_sharing/#When:12:06:00Z Some 10,000 individuals in South Korea are being sued by Japanese and U.S. studios for sharing content without authorization. Blogs, Digital Rights, Digital Media 2009-08-17T12:06:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/understanding_the_kaleidescape_and_realdvd_cases/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/understanding_the_kaleidescape_and_realdvd_cases/#When:11:28:00Z What have the courts really decided on DVD copying, and what are the implications for the future? We debunk the myths about the the two lawsuits and clarify the current legal state of DVD ripping News, Digital Rights, Legal, Digital Media 2009-08-17T11:28:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_systems_remain_100_licensed_legal/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_systems_remain_100_licensed_legal/#When:14:06:00Z Kaleidescape points out that its servers "remain 100% licensed and legal." The high-end movie server manufacturer also says the next court proceedings "will likely take place in a year or two" or "they may never take place at all." News, Digital Rights, Legal, Media Servers, Digital Media 2009-08-14T14:06:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/r_i_a_a_to_the_tune_of_ymca/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/r_i_a_a_to_the_tune_of_ymca/#When:18:46:00Z You know that college student who had to fork over $675,000 for music he shared on Kazaa? Evidently, the artists get none of the money and it goes instead to the "industry" as represented by the RIAA. The ruling reminded me of a song that a few CE ladies performed at a CEA Summit in 2004. It goes like this: Blogs, Digital Rights 2009-08-13T18:46:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_loses_dvd_ripping_appeal_against_dvd_cca/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_loses_dvd_ripping_appeal_against_dvd_cca/#When:22:44:00Z Appeals court overturns a two-year-old ruling that allowed Kaleidescape to manufacture movie servers that copied and stored DVDs. This ruling comes one day after an injunction was imposed on RealNetworks' RealDVD software. News, Digital Rights, Legal, Media Servers, Digital Media 2009-08-12T22:44:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/court_rules_realdvd_software_violates_copyright_laws/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/court_rules_realdvd_software_violates_copyright_laws/#When:13:20:00Z U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Patel issued a preliminary injunction that bars the manufacturing and selling of the RealDVD software that copies and stores DVDs on a hard drive. Patel is the judge who shut down Napster in 2000. News, Digital Rights, Legal, Digital Media 2009-08-12T13:20:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/grad_student_ordered_to_pay_675k_for_illegal_downloads/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/grad_student_ordered_to_pay_675k_for_illegal_downloads/#When:19:01:00Z Joel Tenenbaum has to pay $22,500 for each of the 30 songs he downloaded and shared on Kazaa in 2004. News, Digital Rights, Legal, Digital Media 2009-08-03T19:01:00+00:00 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 Rights, Legal, Digital Media 2009-06-19T14:00:00+00:00 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, Digital Rights, Legal, Blu-ray 2009-06-12T20:09:00+00:00