Anyone searching for Pirate Bay in Google’s search engine this past week were met with the following message in their search results: “In response to a complaint we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 8 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read the DMCA complaint that caused more »

Back in September/October of last year, RealNetworks released a product called RealDVD. It sold about 3,000 units before Real was promptly sued by the MPAA. The MPAA wasn’t very happy with the idea of people being able to copy DVDs onto their computers and play them back without the actual disc. Real and the MPAA more »

In a very RIAA-like move, the MPAA has sued RealNetworks for a program that they claim allows its users to steal DVDs. The program is called RealDVD, which allows you to copy your DVD onto your computer or external hard drive for playback later. However, Real says that RealDVD has encryption that doesn’t allow users to copy or distribute the DVD files. Although, theoretically it is possible to get a DVD from Blockbuster, Netflix, or even a friend, copy it, and give it back.