DVD CCA Pleased With Kaleidescape Court Decision

The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) announced that it is pleased with a California Superior Court decision that found Kaleidescape breached its Content Scramble System (CSS) license agreement.

Scattered Clouds in the Digital Forecast

Parks Associates announced that, according to its latest report, consumers are not yet ready to embrace cloud-based digital locker systems for music and video.

RealVideo Used in 600 Million Devices

RealNetworks, Inc. announced that RealVideo has been shipped on more than 600 million mobile and consumer electronic devices worldwide. According to the statement, strong consumer demand makes RealVideo a requirement for consumer electronic products such as mobile phones, televisions, personal media players, mediaboxes, set-top boxes, DVD/HD players, smartbooks, netbooks, and tablets.

RealNetworks RealDVD Bites the Dust

The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) announced that RealNetworks, Inc. must permanently halt the manufacture and sale of RealDVD under a ‘stipulated consent judgment and permanent injunction’ approved by Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the United States District Court, Northern District of California.

Rhapsody Goes Solo

RealNetworks, Inc. and MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International, Inc., announced plans to restructure their digital music service joint venture, Rhapsody America LLC, into a newly formed corporation that will operate independently from its parent companies. According to the statement, RealNetworks, currently the majority owner and operator of Rhapsody, and Viacom will restructure their …

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