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RealNetworks has settled the case brought against it by the major Hollywood Studios and will no longer seek to sell the controversial RealDVD software.
The company will also refund all 2,700 purchasers of the software and will pay Hollywood's legal bills, which has amounted to more than $4.5 million.
RealNetworks has previously received a temporary injunction banning the sale of the RealDVD software. The software makes copies of DVDs to allow people to play the movie without the disc being inserted on their computer, but the software does not remove any existing copy protection and even adds additional layers to prevent online distribution of the copied version.
Efforts by the company to appeal the injunction and to file an anti-trust countersuit has met with no success, and on Wednesday, RealNetworks settled the lawsuit by agreeing to all of Hollywood's demands.
"The legal message is clear: making a DVD copier is a breach," said Jacob Pak, president of the DVD Copy Control Association in a statement. The DVD CCA controls the licensing of the DRM system used by DVDs.
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The company will also refund all 2,700 purchasers of the software and will pay Hollywood's legal bills, which has amounted to more than $4.5 million.
RealNetworks has previously received a temporary injunction banning the sale of the RealDVD software. The software makes copies of DVDs to allow people to play the movie without the disc being inserted on their computer, but the software does not remove any existing copy protection and even adds additional layers to prevent online distribution of the copied version.
Efforts by the company to appeal the injunction and to file an anti-trust countersuit has met with no success, and on Wednesday, RealNetworks settled the lawsuit by agreeing to all of Hollywood's demands.
"The legal message is clear: making a DVD copier is a breach," said Jacob Pak, president of the DVD Copy Control Association in a statement. The DVD CCA controls the licensing of the DRM system used by DVDs.
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