http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/11/realdvd.injuction.stays/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/realdvd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A US court on Tuesday maintained (reg. required) a preliminary injunction that prevents RealNetworks from selling its RealDVD software pending the results of a lawsuit against the company. The decision is characterized by Judge Marilyn Patel as a safeguard given the legal ramifications of the technology. While she agrees individual DVD copying is legal given fair use principles, she warns that s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/11/realdvd.injuction.stays/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/14/real.sues.mpaa/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/realdvd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />RealNetworks today fought back against Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) claims that it was aiding piracy by filing counterclaims against both six studios in the MPAA and the DVD Copy Control Association. Sent through a Northern District of California court, the complaints accuse both groups of violating antitrust law by colluding together on trying to block legal alternatives to fair ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/14/real.sues.mpaa/ Thu, 14 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/realdvd.vs.mpaa.trial/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/realdvd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In the ongoing legal battle between the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and RealNetworks over the latter's RealDVD computer program that lets users violate copyright laws, the MPAA argued removing the software's restrictions on how many computers can access the ripped files is easily done. Robert Shumann, an expert on securing DVDs, took the stand on Tuesday at the request of the MPAA... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/realdvd.vs.mpaa.trial/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/20/dutch.study.file.sharing/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/utorrentbetaintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A study commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has just concluded that the net economic effects of file sharing for music, movies and games are positive. The resulting 142-page report, put together by research company TNO, doesn't narrow the results to strictly illegal content but argues that, as consumers save money on unnecessary purchases and spend it on more wanted content, the... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/20/dutch.study.file.sharing/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/13/bush.signs.pro.ip.act/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/congress-elec.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />US President George Bush on Monday signed the PRO-IP Act into law, increasing the federal government's attempts to crack down on copyright violations and other intellectual property infringement in the country. The Act will bring in a cabinet member dedicated to improving copyright protection and also increases punishments for both basic copyright violations as well as physical counterfeits.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/13/bush.signs.pro.ip.act/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/09/realdvd.ban.extended/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/realdvd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A temporary ban issued at the start of this week on RealNetworkís sales of its RealDVD software, which allows users to copy DVD movies, has been extended until a hearing is held to decide whether or not to make the ban more permanent. The stop in sales was ordered by a US federal judge after Hollywood studios, represented by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), sued RealNetworks over ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/09/realdvd.ban.extended/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/22/groups.fight.mpaa.fcc.bid/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/fccvsmpaa.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A request to the FCC by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to waive previously set rules and thus allow it to send video content to select TVs and entertainment devices is being contested by seven public interest and consumer groups. Led by consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge, the request was made on Monday, after the MPAA's May 9th request to be exempt from the rules which were... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/22/groups.fight.mpaa.fcc.bid/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/08/film.studios.v.pirate.bay/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/piratebay.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Movie studios are the latest group to launch a legal assault on Swedish BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay, filings indicate. The Motion Picture Association, an international extension of the MPAA, has filed a 93kr million ($15.4 million) lawsuit against Pirate Bay, which it accuses of hosting illegal torrent trackers for movies such as The Pink Panther and Syriana, as well as 13 episodes of the TV s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/08/film.studios.v.pirate.bay/ Thu, 08 May 2008 17:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/23/mpaa.we.were.wrong/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/blu-rayshelf.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A 2005 study grossly distorted the role of colleges in movie piracy, the Motion Picture Association of America now admits. Commissioned by the trade group, the study blamed a massive 44 percent of all domestic piracy on college students, who frequently have access not only to broadband Internet connections but high-speed local networks. The MPAA is currently telling educational groups that the f... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/23/mpaa.we.were.wrong/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/19/torrentspy.case.terminated/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0712/24.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A US District Judge has terminated a case against TorrentSpy.com in view of evidence tampering, reports say. Representatives from the MPAA sued TorrentSpy in 2006, claiming that the BitTorrent tracker provided illegal access to copyrighted video. Although TorrentSpy countersued, arguing that the MPAA hacked into its computers and e-mail accounts, the company was later ordered to record its data ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/19/torrentspy.case.terminated/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:10:00 GMT