RealNetworks’ RealDVD product has been ordered to stay shut down until RealNetworks failed to convince a district judge to allow the company to start selling its “legal” way of ripping DVDs on your computer, and may review it again until she learns the functions of the software from experts, including those from the district court.
RealNetworks’ RealDVD has been temporarily shut down until Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT), after a court order so the judge can review all the papers filed from Real’s lawsuit against the motion picture studios. A visit to the site will now feature a message from the company saying “RealDVD is currently unavailable.”
RealDVD, though it has only been available for an hour or so, has already gotten the Hollywood movie studios upset about the “ramifications” it could have on the movie industry, according to TechCrunch.