A: I’m not an attorney, but I expect that any copying of a copy-protected product probably violates the contract a purchaser accepts in buying the product. And most commercial movies on DVD are ...

SAN FRANCISCO — RealNetworks announced a software program Monday that for the first time gives consumers a simple and legal way to copy movies and TV shows from DVDs onto their computers. Called ...

RealNetworks Inc. plans to begin selling software that lets people copy DVDs to their PCs, which might be convenient for on-the-go movie buffs but could incite some wrath in Hollywood. Unlike various ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Hollywood has prevailed in its battle to keep consumers from copying ...

For computer software and video games that require machines no longer available, copy-protection controls may be circumvented for archival purposes. Locks on computer programs also may be broken if ...

The Government today announced "sweeping" reforms to copyright law meaning it will no longer be illegal to copy files from a CD or DVD onto a computer for personal use. Millions of people already ...

What is the best format to rip DVD? There is no single answer to this question. If you want to convert DVD for playback on a mobile device, MP4 is a good choice. If you want to create a 1:1 copy to ...

Although it certainly wasn't one of the major Macworld announcements, the addition of an iTunes Digital Copy to Fox DVDs was a big move into the world of (useful) DVD extras. Now, a few months later, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Six major motion picture studios sued RealNetworks, the Seattle-based digital media company, to ...

An anonymous hacker known online as "Tron" is Hollywood's latest villain. Tron is the author of a piece of software called SmartRipper, which allows DVDs to be copied fairly easily to a computer hard ...

A new research study suggests that commercial DVD piracy by consumers is increasing at a dramatic rate. And perhaps it should be little surprise, but the study was funded by Macrovision, which ...

When the first high-definition DVDs finally hit shelves this spring, a mad scramble may ensue--not for the discs themselves, but to figure out what computers and devices are actually able to play them ...