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Law Practice

Oct. 8, 2008

Judge Refuses to Lift a Ban on the Sale of DVD Copying Software

Web Exclusive - A federal judge said Tuesday she wants to hear more evidence before deciding whether to allow RealNetworks Inc. to sell a product that would allow consumers to copy DVDs onto their computer hard drives.

WEB EXCLUSIVE

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge said Tuesday she wants to hear more evidence before deciding whether to allow RealNetworks Inc. to sell a product that would allow consumers to copy DVDs onto their computer hard drives.

Over the objections of lawyers for the Seattle-based company, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of San Francisco extended a temporary restraining order first iss...

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