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Law Practice

Oct. 7, 2008

Downloaded DVDs on Today's Docket

A legal showdown between a coalition of Hollywood studios and a Seattle-based company that is trying to sell a product that would allow consumers to copy DVDs onto computer hard drives will take place this afternoon before a San Francisco federal judge.

By Craig Anderson

and Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writers

SAN JOSE - A legal showdown between a coalition of Hollywood studios and a Seattle-based company that is trying to sell a product that would allow consumers to copy DVDs onto computer hard drives will take place this afternoon before a San Francisco federal judge.

Today's hearing follows a flurry of legal maneuvering last week between attorneys for the studios and RealNetworks Inc. o...

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