Hollywood sues RealNetworks execute one as a warning to others

October 12, 2008

On October 13 message, say according to foundation of electronic forward position, hollywood is not to want to sue RealNetworks on pilfer edition problem. This is sued is a smoke screen only.

Foundation of electronic forward position is in on Friday (on October 10) the rich guest that publishs in the evening says, american film society offers copyright suit to RealNetworks and the main purpose that tries to prevent RealNetworks to sell RealDVD software is to should make sure RealNetworks and other hope the film that make broadcasts the company of software to want to receive the approval of Hollywood above all.

The senior attorney Fred Von Lohmann of foundation of electronic forward position says, this lawsuit and pilfer edition and the business that dominate the field such as technical innovation did not concern.

The company of a few movies of Hollywood accuses in copyright suit RealNetworks violated law of digital chiliad copyright and destroyed the agreement that signs with association of DVD copyright control. Association of DVD copyright control is the licence that superintendency manufacturer produces DVD to broadcast machine place to need. Marilyn Patel of judge of district of 2 requirements United States does not let Hollywood last week RealDVD software appears on the market before November 17.

Von Lohmann lawyer says, hollywood thinks impossibly this price the RealDVD software of 30 dollars is menace of edition of a pilfer. Hollywood movie company is to should use this lawsuit backward in world of law of digital chiliad copyright those people that those allow to invent this kind of software without the course issue information of a warning.

Von Lohmann says, technical company needs to sign agreement of a license before the film that make broadcasts software is method of a kind of control. This license agreement defines what equipment to be able to be used overturn the commercial pattern of Hollywood of innovation technology protection, what equipment cannot protect the commercial pattern of Hollywood. The delegate of American film society and RealNetworks company last week 5 did not publish a comment to this message.

Von Lohmann says, this licence still will gift the right that Hollywood asks technical firm assists blow pilfer edition. The RealDVD software genuine menace to Hollywood is RealNetworks causes equipment manufacturer likely the revolt to Hollywood. If allow RealNetworks to be made below the circumstance that does not have licence,broadcast software, other manufacturer also meets such doing. Hollywood appears to avoid namely this kind of circumstance.