Comments on: Judge Bars Sale of RealDVD

By: 2009 – A ZeroPaid Year in Review – Part 2 of 3

2009 – A ZeroPaid Year in Review – Part 2 of 3 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:39:05 +0000

[...] The MPAA’s war on RealDVD seemed to draw to a close in August when a judge barred the sale of RealDVD. [...]

By: NPD Group Study Shows Increase in Online Download Sales

NPD Group Study Shows Increase in Online Download Sales — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:20:21 +0000

[...] Still, if in 2007, digital sales accounts for 20% of all sales, then in 2008, it accounts for 30%, then in 2009, it accounts for 35%, one wonders what the market will look like in, say, 2019. If the percentage goes up by 5% every year from now till then, that means 80% of music sold would be online download sales. Who knows what technology would bring us by then on top of it all provided copyright law doesn’t continue to prohibit innovation as seen in the RealDVD case. [...]

By: marinetr

marinetr — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:34:25 +0000

Boomer The Dog, you are absolutely right, this case is ridiculous.

I wonder how much fair trial have in this case, and maybe how many cash did they put into the judge pocket, to allow them to win.

By: Boomer The Dog

Boomer The Dog — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:15:28 +0000

Ridiculous isn’t it, with those other programs out there, but where the MPAA can really have control they will kill your product!

I have never liked RealNetworks software, maybe their really old players, but when RealOne came out, that was death. I can see why they’d want to have a legit DVD copying program, it would make their software a standout again.

In Windows I use Slysoft AnyDVD to free up the disk, and then Sly’s CloneDVD to copy to .iso or raw vob files. The iso is used to make the copy disk from, and the files are if I want to copy to Xvid using AutoGK.

I prefer compressed files like Xvids, because I can get lots of them on my computer.

On Ubuntu I use K9copy for direct copy of a DVD, and HandBrake to rip to mp4 or Xvid. The only negative with HandBrake rips is the program doesn’t normalize the sound to 100%, so the volume can be a little weak.

There’s no need for a program like AnyDVD to open the disk in Ubuntu, I have a media pack with Restricted Extras you can get.

I do lots with video, every week, more than just DVDs though.