Want to make a backup copy of your favorite DVD? Well if the movie studios have their way that won’t be possible. Citing the DMCA, Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox filed suit against Tritton Tech, alleging that their software, DVD Copyware circumvents copyright protections on DVDs, which could potentially cost them millions should the software fall in the hands of fileswappers.
I hope Tritton fights this one because here’s a clear case of fair use versus the right of the copyright holder. I agree that the copyright holder does have some right, but the DMCA can not be used to be trample fair use, and so far the courts have allowed the MPAA and the RIAA to do just that. Maybe this one will be the one to stop it. I mean, if we can use CD-Rs to make back up copies of our cds why can’t we do the same with our DVDs?