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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Jan. 12, 2010

RealDVD Antitrust Claim Dismissed

RealNetworks Inc. failed to convince a San Francisco judge that Hollywood studios are violating antitrust laws by collectively agreeing to prohibit copying of their movies.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

RealNetworks Inc., which already saw its DVD-copying technology barred by court order, failed to convince a San Francisco judge that Hollywood studios are violating antitrust laws by collectively agreeing to prohibit copying of their movies. Senior U.S. District Judge Marilyn H. Patel, who initially ruled that the Seattle-based company's technology is illegal, issued an order Friday dismissing ...

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