Are you kidding me? RealNetworks? No, really, seriously, I simply cannot understand the logic here. Let’s leave alone the simple fact that suing someone for creating/distributing/selling a technology that enables the copying of any form of information is, at best, retarded; may as well sue Gutenberg for inventing the printing press.

Here’s the thing that kills me. RealNetworks? Has anybody used RealPlayer in the last five years? I certainly haven’t. A company who has teetered on the brink of existence due to the simple fact that they created a faulty, spyware-ridden software platform for media streaming that hasn’t kept up with consumer requirements on quality and performance. Yes, that RealNetworks.

Excuse my snarkiness, but if this RealDVD program creates copies that are even remotely as bad as anything I’ve ever watched in RealMedia, then the movie companies shouldn’t be suing, they should be laughing.

BTW, DVD ripping/copying technology has existed for years. The only reason Real is getting sued is that they have money to pay out.

Also, buried in the RealDVD site is this little gem:

Hollywood studios sue to stop distribution of DVD-copying software – Los Angeles Times

(Via Google News.)