New blow to DVD copying

A second federal court has barred software company 321 Studios from distributing its popular DVD-copying software. New York federal judge Richard Owen said Wednesday that the company's products violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, agreeing with the pair of Hollywood studios that filed the case last year.

Owen's ruling follows a similar decision in San Francisco late last month, which also blocked 321 Studios from shipping any products that made backups of copy-protected Hollywood films. The company has already removed the DVD "ripping," or copying, component of its software but has promised to appeal the San Francisco ruling.

[onelilguy]

This is crazy. I buy a DVD and I can't copy it to view in my car or a portable dvd player. I don't want to take the origial with me in my car or to the beach because it may get scratched or stolen so I want a copy so I don't have to worry about these situations. Personal use copying is not a crime.

[rsahuque]

That ruling is just another way to keep the rich getting richer. Anybody that has tried to find where there child has put their favorite DVD knows what it will look like when they finally find it. We have just started backing up our entire DVD collection, mainly due to our kids putting in their own and not putting them back in the cases. DVD's are too expensive to buy a copy for the car, living room and each bedroom. I already bought it once and as long as it doesn't leave my possession I should have the right to make these backup copies.