Re: 17 USC 1201 (circumvention) cases?

On Sun, Jan 16, 2000, Karsten M. Self <kmself[_at_]ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of cases or appeals involving violations of 17 USC 1201
> copy protection circumvention. The law is relatively new, and the grace
> period for circumvention actions has only recently expired.
>
> My current interest are the MPAA DVD/DeCSS case(s).
>
> I'm aware of cases involving Sony v. Connectix, and RealNetworks v.
> MP3.com (I think). The RealNetworks action appears to have been
> dropped. What's the status of the Connectix case? Last action I'd
> heard of was for a Sept 14, 1999 court date.
>
> There's also the Sony v. Bleem case.
>
> Nintendo has pursued actions of similar nature.
>
> Anything else?

The newest one is Real Networks v. Streambox, W.D.Wash. No. C99-2070P ... I'm not sure if anything's been published yet, but Real won a preliminary injunction against Streambox for circumvention of the copy-protection elements inherent in the Real Player, which Streambox's VCR product mimics.

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