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RSS dvd in news'DVD-Jon' to sue Norwegian government after acquittal
News Jon Lech Johansen, also known as "DVD-Jon", will seek compensation from the Norwegian government following his acquittal in an appellate court on charges related to alleged copyright violation. While Johansen is widely reported as being the "lone... [28 Jan 2004]
DVD standards agreed for next generation
News Nine consumer electronics giants, including Philips, Samsung, Sharp and Sony, have agreed upon standardisation for the next generation of DVD players. A lack of standardisation has been a stumbling block in the smooth launch of the DVD format... [20 Feb 2002]
Movie industry taskforce to deal with DVD pirates
News The anti-piracy body will be responsible for assessing the extent of DVD and video counterfeiting and finding ways to tackle it. The British film industry and the government have decided to set up a new body charged with tackling movie piracy, it... [18 Aug 2003]
DVD cartels under investigation
News Regional coding is supposed to reduce piracy and stop DVDs bought in the US being played on a standard UK DVD player. The major distributors of DVDs in Europe are set to get a grilling from EC officials. [12 Jun 2001]
Industry group to sue Compaq over DVD technology
News In addition to proceedings against Compaq, the group intends to take action against other PC manufacturers that supply computers complete with DVD drives and preinstalled software. Charges were filed in both Germany and the US on Friday. [21 Nov 2000]
Sony caters for cheapskate DVD users
News Sony Electronics has said that more than half of its recently released rewritable DVD drives can't record to low-quality media, but is aiming to make amends with the release of a fix. Owners of Sony's latest DVD rewritable drives, the external DRX... [21 Nov 2002]
Studios take DVD copying software companies to court
News Hollywood studios Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox sued a handful of small software companies on Wednesday, alleging that their distribution of DVD-copying software violates copyright law. Tritton released its DVD CopyWare software, created... [18 Sep 2003]
Toshiba unveils laptop with DVD burner
News The new Toshiba model, the Satellite 5205-S703, will feature a DVD-R/RW drive and will sell for $2,699. The laptop comes with a 2GHz Pentium 4-M processor, 15-inch UXGA display, a 60GB hard drive, a DVD recording drive, 512MB of SDRAM, a 64MB... [29 Oct 2002]
DVD copying sparks legal row
News Studios is also aiming to get the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) ruled unconstitutional because of the restrictions it places on US citizens over how they use their own property.said its software - called DVD copy plus... [25 Apr 2002]
Microsoft wades in to DVD debate
News Microsoft is taking a more active role in developing one of the formats in the heated DVD rewritable debate. The DVD+RW Alliance announced late on Monday that Microsoft had joined its ranks, adding that the software giant will also have a seat on... [25 Feb 2003]
Funloving virus hits kids' DVD show
News Warner Bros released a DVD showing their latest adventures, including interactive games, and, helpfully, throwing in the Funlove virus free of charge. Warner Bros has admitted the mistake and recalled all copies of the DVD, which so far has only... [01 Nov 2001]
Apple winning the DVD-R war
News Apple claims it has sold almost 500,000 Macs equipped with SuperDrives - its CD and DVD-burning device. Apple is also bundling its consumer DVD-authoring software iDVD with all new Macs as part of its digital lifestyle drive. [09 Apr 2002]
Apple swallows its pride and releases DVD iMacs
News Apple has finally responded to widespread criticism by including slot-loading CD or DVD ROM drives with its latest range of iMacs. The iMac, iMac DV and the iMac DV Special Edition also include an updated version of its Mac OS 9 operating system. [06 Oct 1999]
Hollywood ready for DVD burning
News Soon, people will be able to copy a digital movie onto a specially made DVD under rule changes expected to be adopted by the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA), the group that produces the technology designed to prevent DVDs from being copied. [11 Aug 2006]
Mega DVD holds 200 movies
News Hitachi has developed a DVD system with multiple layers, which allows far more information to be stored on a single disk - offering movie lovers the prospect of putting 200 films on just one disk. The report said conventional DVD storage technology... [20 May 2003]
