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Intellectual Property

Aug. 14, 2009

Rulings Put DVD Copying On the Ropes

In a quick one-two punch a San Francisco federal judge and a state appellate panel may have dealt a deathblow to the DVD copying industry in rulings issued Tuesday and Wednesday.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - In a quick one-two punch, a San Francisco federal judge and a state appellate panel may have dealt a death blow to the DVD copying industry in rulings issued Tuesday and Wednesday.

First, U.S. District Judge Marilyn H. Patel issued an order Tuesday granting a motion by a coalition of Hollywood studios to continue to block from the market a DVD copier made by Seattle-based RealNetworks Inc...

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