Macrovision sues 321 Studios
Macrovision Corporation is suing the beleaguered 321 Studios charging that 321’s DVD X Copy family of DVD disk cloning software products infringes Macrovision’s copy protection technology, as well as violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
321 makes and sells DVD-copying software able to activate Macrovision’s Analog Copy Protection process allowing users to make new DVD disc copies that contain ACP, it says.
“On playback,” says Macrovision, “such discs trigger the patented ACP methods within licensed DVD players.
“In addition, depending on the particular product and version used, 321’s DVD-copying products can either prompt users to disable ACP or automatically disable ACP without prompting the user.
The suit says 321 therefore violates both Macrovision’s patents and the DMCA, “which prohibits bypassing of copy protection mechanisms. The DMCA specifically recognizes Macrovision technology as a broadly adopted copy protection system that cannot legally be bypassed.”
