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I've published an op-ed over at The Wrap, a leading blog for Hollywood insiders. It makes the point that Hollywood's attacks on DVD innovators (...
... insiders. It makes the point that Hollywood's attacks on DVD innovators ( RealDVD , Kaleidescape , Redbox ) amount to an attack on legitimate DVD customers who are trying to pay for content that they ... DVDs. ... Hollywood has been working overtime to make the DVD less attractive, less convenient and more expensive for ...
With billions sold the DVD remains the principle way that millions of consumers ... it is always illegal to make a digital copy ("rip") of a DVD. Even if you own it, even if you're trying to make a ... Hollywood has also sued companies that try to provide DVD owners with the same kinds of innovations that we take ...
DVDCCA v Bunner and DVDCCA v Pavlovich DVD CCA's Reply Brief to California Supreme Court in DVD-CCA v. Bunner ...
Real Networks has received quite a bit of attention thanks to the launch of its Real DVD software, designed to allow people to copy their DVDs to...
... quite a bit of attention thanks to the launch of its Real DVD software , designed to allow people to copy their DVDs to ... two approaches for those who want to make and distribute DVD copying tools. First, you can just build a DVD decryptor, the U.S. court cases that have held that the ...
Hollywood's distaste for disruptive innovation isn't limited to software products like RealDVD. Now it is targeting DVD rental kiosks, like the...
... to software products like RealDVD . Now it is targeting DVD rental kiosks, like the Redbox kiosk pictured here. The ... simpler, or the innovation more pro-consumer: Redbox makes DVD rental kiosks that rent authentic, Hollywood DVDs. It's ... cheaper, quicker, and in more places. Simple $1 per night DVD rentals. Brilliant. Hollywood apparently doesn't see it ...
2015 DMCA Rulemaking Public Knowledge DVD Exemption Request ...
In September 2008, the motion picture industry sued RealNetworks over its RealDVD software, which was designed to allow consumers to copy their DVDs...
... of consumer electronics devices that would have combined a DVD player with a hard drive. Real had obtained a license from DVD-CCA for its products, apparently relying on earlier court rulings in the DVD-CCA v. Kaleidescape case, where a California state court ...
Contacts:
Katina Bishop - EFF Communications Manager
+1 415 436 9333 x101katina@eff.org
Robin Gross - EFF Staff Attorneyrobin@eff.org
...
Katina Bishop - EFF Communications Manager
+1 415 436 9333 x101katina@eff.org
Robin Gross - EFF Staff Attorneyrobin@eff.org
...
... the preliminary injunction that unfairly valued the DVD- CCA's claim of potential future financial harm above ... to the First Amendment Project , and a member of EFF's DVD legal defense team. "The court's injunction is a prior ... the order is unclear about exactly what is prohibited. DVD-CCA claims that the defendants were mis-appropriating its ...
RealNetworks v. DVD-CCA (RealDVD case) DVD-CCA Motion for Preliminary Injunction ...
7 16 Backup DVD Copies Legal Says EFF ...
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Advisory
San Francisco - The California Supreme Court has scheduled...
Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Advisory
San Francisco - The California Supreme Court has scheduled...
... regarding the decryption of DVDs. In the case, called DVD-CCA v. Bunner, California resident Andrew Bunner was one of thousands of republishers of the DVD-decryption software called DeCSS throughout the U.S. and ... decryption of DVDs violated his First Amendment rights. DVD-CCA, the organization that licenses DVD technology for ...
In a surprising retreat today, the consortium of entertainment and technology companies known as DVD CCA has attempted to summarily dismiss a lawsuit...
... of entertainment and technology companies known as DVD CCA has attempted to summarily dismiss a lawsuit against ... Cindy Cohn, EFF's Legal Director. "We're pleased that the DVD CCA has finally stopped attempting to deny the obvious: ... including some T-shirt manufacturers. EFF's Case Archive: DVD-CCA v. Bunner The online world offers the promise of ...
37 14 EFF Asks Court to Eject DVD Case ...
14 16 Supreme Court to Hear California DVD Case ...
In April, a California court ruled that Kaleidescape did not violate its contract with the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) by distributing a...
... that Kaleidescape did not violate its contract with the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) by distributing a device that rips and plays DVDs. ... is planning to change the contract and more clearly forbid DVD ripping. This is a classic demonstration of what's wrong ...
Great gadgets for your music collection are all over CES: servers that stream to devices throughout your house, slick portable players and music cell...
... and much more. But if you want to do more with your DVD collection, you can basically forget about it. The reason ... , which offers a high-end multi-thousand dollar DVD server and got sued for it, is the exception that proves ... you've already bought . You already bought the movie on DVD, but you have to pay again and again if you want it on ...
San Francisco - Please join the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for a panel discussion on "The Future of DVD" at the Varnish Gallery in San...
... Foundation (EFF) for a panel discussion on "The Future of DVD" at the Varnish Gallery in San Francisco on Monday, ... EFF Senior Staff Attorney Fred von Lohmann. "The Future of DVD" will examine the legal battles over DVD rentals, ripping, backups, home media servers, and ...
Opening shots were fired Friday in the RealNetworks v. DVD-CCA case. Unfortunately, the public was excluded from key parts of the battle, when the...
Opening shots were fired Friday in the RealNetworks v. DVD-CCA case. Unfortunately, the public was excluded from key ... when the presiding judge, Marilyn Hall Patel, granted DVD-CCA's request to close the courtroom. Some quick ... for later playback. Real had obtained a license from DVD-CCA for its Content Scramble System ("CSS") software, ...
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the First Amendment Project today asked the California Supreme Court to affirm an...
... software based on the publisher's First Amendment rights. DVD-CCA, the organization that licenses DVD technology for Hollywood movie studios, originally filed ... panel overruled the lower court injunction last November, DVD-CCA then appealed to the California Supreme Court to ...
Contact:
David Greene, FAP Executive Director / Staff Counsel
fap@thefirstamendment.org
+1 510-208-7744
Robin Gross, EFF Intellectual...
David Greene, FAP Executive Director / Staff Counsel
fap@thefirstamendment.org
+1 510-208-7744
Robin Gross, EFF Intellectual...
... expected in approximately 4-8 weeks. Background on the DVD Copy Control Assoc. Inc. v. Bunner, et al. case: ... v Pavlovich Electronic Frontier Foundation Argues Against DVD Software Ban ...
... v Bunner and DVDCCA v Pavlovich EFF/Andrew Bunner Reply to DVD-CCA Petition for Review to the CA Supreme Court, in DVD-CCA v. McLaughlin, Bunner, et al. ...
35 14 CA Appeals Court Overturns Preliminary DVD Software Ban ...
7 17 Court Overturns Ban on Posting DVD Descrambling Code ...
San Francisco - The California Supreme Court ruled today that publication of information regarding the decoding of DVDs merits a strong level of...
... on the Internet, on a T-shirt, or elsewhere. In the case, DVD Copy Control Association (DVD-CCA) v. Bunner, California resident Andrew Bunner was one of thousands of people worldwide who republished DVD-decryption software called DeCSS. DVD-CCA, the company ...
San Francisco - The California Supreme Court today ruled that a Texas resident who published a software program on the Internet cannot be forced to...
... that Matthew Pavlovich, who republished an open source DVD-descrambling software program called DeCSS, will not have ... play their DVDs on Linux computers, among other uses. DVD CCA, the sole licensing entity for a DVD-scrambling technology called CSS, sued hundreds of named ...
... Organization of Transformative Works and EFF Remix DVD Exemption Request ...
... Brief of Amici Curiae Microsoft et. al supporting DVD CCA ...
This week, the first HD-DVD releases entered the US market. The standards battle with Blu-Ray is the talk of the town, but that's not the only...
This week, the first HD-DVD releases entered the US market. The standards battle with ... the service provider you want on it? That's DRM. Bought a DVD or Blu-Ray but can't copy the video onto your portable ... the links below. Digital Rights Management DRM High-Def DVD Formats Take Use Restrictions to New Heights ...
HD-DVD and Blu Ray discs haven't been on the market for long, but a tool called BackupHDDVD is already available to help users evade the discs' DRM....
HD-DVD and Blu Ray discs haven't been on the market for long, ... the service provider you want on it? That's DRM. Bought a DVD or Blu-Ray but can't copy the video onto your portable ... below. Digital Rights Management DRM Felten: Next Gen DVD DRM Will Be Broken Wide Open ...
11 14 EFF Answers Court Queries in DVD Decryption Free Speech Case ...
5 16 Public Asks Copyright Office to Allow Common CD/DVD Uses ...
... of Intellectual Property Owners Association supporting DVD CCA ...
As we've said many times before, DRM is not about preventing piracy, it's about giving entertainment companies control over disruptive innovation....
... disruptive innovation. Here's the latest example: tomorrow DVD-CCA (the entity that controls the CSS encryption standard ... and despite early lawsuits against products like DeCSS and DVD X Copy, easy-to-use DVD copying software remains available for free from many ...
DVDCCA v Bunner and DVDCCA v Pavlovich Opening Brief of the DVD-CCA to overturn the Appellate ruling that threw out the ... injunction against Andrew Bunner's posting of DeCSS in DVD-CCA v. Bunner et al., CA Supreme Court ...
Our study is designed to begin to investigate some propositions about why consumers might value...
... the service provider you want on it? That's DRM. Bought a DVD or Blu-Ray but can't copy the video onto your portable ... value interoperability? Evidence from the price of DVD players ...
... DMCA Rulemaking Response of EFF to June 22 Questions re DVD and Screen Capture ...
... Opposition Brief California Supreme Court answer to DVD-CCA v. Bunner ...
This Friday, May 1, the U.S. Copyright Office comes to Stanford Law School to hold hearings on proposed exemptions to the DMCA's prohibition on...
... the service provider you want on it? That's DRM. Bought a DVD or Blu-Ray but can't copy the video onto your portable ... DMCA Hearings on Phone Unlocking, Jailbreaking, and DVD Clipping at Stanford This Friday ...
2009 DMCA Rulemaking Response of Joint Proponents of DVD-Related Exemptions to Aug. 21 Questions ...
DVDCCA v Bunner and DVDCCA v Pavlovich DVD CCA Application for Stay of Judgement of the Supreme ...
The Problem – Video remixing (vidding, fan vids, political remix, etc.) is a vibrant form of creativity. Vidders create fun, challenging and...
... video (when the material needed is not available on DVD). And breaking this encryption, using readily ... streaming services , for video that’s not available on DVD. Note: To be clear, the requests don’t apply to ... or downloaded video where the video is not available on DVD). Here are some questions you might want to address in ...
When the Australian government first began requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block websites in 2012, Australians were assured that it...
... that it "is exactly the same theft as walking into a DVD store and putting a DVD in your bag and walking out without paying", according to ... Fair Use International Australia: You Wouldn't Steal a DVD, But You Would Block Websites and Suspend Internet ...
... Rulemaking Response of OTW and EFF to Aug. 21 Questions re DVD-related exemptions ...
EFF at "The Future of DVD" Panel and Happy Hour in San Francisco ...
... filed by the California Attorney General in support of DVD CCA ...
... Association, et al., UCI IP Arts and Technology Clinic DVD/BluRay Exemption Request ...
... Pavlovich Declaration of Allonee E. Levy in Opposition to DVD CCA's Application for Stay of Judgement ...
DVDCCA v Bunner and DVDCCA v Pavlovich The DVD Copy Control Association Petition for Review after ...
... EFF/Andrew Bunner Notice of Motion for Summary Judment in DVD-CCA v. McLaughlin, Bunner, et al. ...
... Kesden in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment, in DVD-CCA v. McLaughlin, Bunner, et al. ...
