December 08, 2004
Hollywood Sues DVD Jukebox Maker
The DVD Copy Control Association is suing Kaleidescape for offering products that let users rip DVDs onto their home entertainment servers. The company is flabbergasted as it admits working closely with the DVD CCA for more than a year making sure their products fit within its guidelines. It's pathetic because it seems customers can't rip DVDs for their own fair use under the association's interpretation."The express intent and purpose of the contract and CSS are to prevent copying of copyrighted materials such as DVD motion pictures," Bill Coats, a DVD CCA attorney, said in a statement. "While Kaleidescape obtained a license to use CSS, the company has built a system to do precisely what the license and CSS are designed to prevent--the wholesale copying of protected DVDs."
