DVD copy company killed by Hollywood studios

321studios.com made some headlines last year by striking first in
court against the major Hollywood studios before they came after it.
The move didn't work.

Source: Internet Movie Database

?321 Studios, the company that sold software allowing users to make
copies of DVDs and video games, shut its doors Tuesday, saying that
injunctions obtained by the major studios against the distribution of
its software had caused its collapse. A statement posted on its
website states: 'Thank you for visiting 321 Studios. 321 Studios
regrets to inform you that it has ceased business operations
including, but not limited to, the sale, support and promotion of our
products. Despite 321 Studios' best efforts to remain in business,
injunctions entered against 321 Studios by three US Federal courts
earlier this year has resulted in 321 Studios no longer being able to
continue operating the business.'"

Modemac

"Modemac" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> 321studios.com made some headlines last year by striking first in
> court against the major Hollywood studios before they came after it.
> The move didn't work.


AUG. 3 | The countdown has reached zero.

St. Louis-based 321 Studios, marketers of the controversial DVD X Copy
and Games X Copy software, has apparently shut its doors for good.

According to a statement on its web site, the company has ceased all
operations, including the sale, support and promotion of its products.

It blamed the shutdown on a series of lawsuits dealt to the company by
the studios and game makers, which had charged 321 with copyright
violations under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

"Despite 321 Studios' best efforts to remain in business, injunctions
entered against 321 Studios by three U.S. Federal courts earlier this
year has resulted in 321 Studios no longer being able to continue
operating the business," the statement says.

The latest blow came July 29, when a federal district court in New York
issued an injunction against the company barring it from selling or
distributing Games X Copy.

The ruling came from the same court that had previously enjoined 321
from selling DVD X Copy. A federal court in San Francisco also ruled
against the company earlier this year.

"We are extremely pleased that 321 Studios agreed to stop manufacturing
and distributing its game-cracking software," Entertainment Software
Assn. president Doug Lowenstein said in a statement. "The technology
used by 321 Studios clearly violated the protection that game publishers
enjoy under the DMCA and we are optimistic that the final outcome of
this case will reflect that."

Officials from 321 could not be reached for comment. In June, the
company warned customers that it might be forced to file for bankruptcy
due to mounting legal bills.

Like the studios before them, the game publishers charged that Games X
Copy violated the DMCA's ban on technology used to circumvent encryption
codes on copyrighted works.

At the time, 321 officials claimed the software simply made a bit-to-bit
copy of a game disc without having to circumvent the encryption.

"Basically we'll never know if Games X Copy is legal, because the
company simply ran out of money to defend itself," said Fred von
Lohmann, senior attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

The foundation had supported 321 in its battle with copyright owners.


http://www.videobusiness.com/article...2&catType=NEWS

One-Shot Scot

One-Shot Scot wrote:

> "Modemac" <> wrote in message
> news: om...
>
>>321studios.com made some headlines last year by striking first in
>>court against the major Hollywood studios before they came after it.
>>The move didn't work.
>
>
>
> AUG. 3 | The countdown has reached zero.
>
> St. Louis-based 321 Studios, marketers of the controversial DVD X Copy
> and Games X Copy software, has apparently shut its doors for good.
>
> According to a statement on its web site, the company has ceased all
> operations, including the sale, support and promotion of its products.
>
> It blamed the shutdown on a series of lawsuits dealt to the company by
> the studios and game makers, which had charged 321 with copyright
> violations under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
>
> "Despite 321 Studios' best efforts to remain in business, injunctions
> entered against 321 Studios by three U.S. Federal courts earlier this
> year has resulted in 321 Studios no longer being able to continue
> operating the business," the statement says.
>
> The latest blow came July 29, when a federal district court in New York
> issued an injunction against the company barring it from selling or
> distributing Games X Copy.
>
> The ruling came from the same court that had previously enjoined 321
> from selling DVD X Copy. A federal court in San Francisco also ruled
> against the company earlier this year.
>
> "We are extremely pleased that 321 Studios agreed to stop manufacturing
> and distributing its game-cracking software," Entertainment Software
> Assn. president Doug Lowenstein said in a statement. "The technology
> used by 321 Studios clearly violated the protection that game publishers
> enjoy under the DMCA and we are optimistic that the final outcome of
> this case will reflect that."
>
> Officials from 321 could not be reached for comment. In June, the
> company warned customers that it might be forced to file for bankruptcy
> due to mounting legal bills.
>
> Like the studios before them, the game publishers charged that Games X
> Copy violated the DMCA's ban on technology used to circumvent encryption
> codes on copyrighted works.
>
> At the time, 321 officials claimed the software simply made a bit-to-bit
> copy of a game disc without having to circumvent the encryption.
>
> "Basically we'll never know if Games X Copy is legal, because the
> company simply ran out of money to defend itself," said Fred von
> Lohmann, senior attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
>
> The foundation had supported 321 in its battle with copyright owners.
>
>
> http://www.videobusiness.com/article...2&catType=NEWS

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Baldin Pramer

Baldin Pramer wrote:
> One-Shot Scot wrote:
>
>> "Modemac" <> wrote in message
>> news: om...
>>
>>> 321studios.com made some headlines last year by striking first in
>>> court against the major Hollywood studios before they came after it.
>>> The move didn't work.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> AUG. 3 | The countdown has reached zero.
>>
>> St. Louis-based 321 Studios, marketers of the controversial DVD X Copy
>> and Games X Copy software, has apparently shut its doors for good.
>>
>> According to a statement on its web site, the company has ceased all
>> operations, including the sale, support and promotion of its products.
>>
>> It blamed the shutdown on a series of lawsuits dealt to the company by
>> the studios and game makers, which had charged 321 with copyright
>> violations under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
>>
>> "Despite 321 Studios' best efforts to remain in business, injunctions
>> entered against 321 Studios by three U.S. Federal courts earlier this
>> year has resulted in 321 Studios no longer being able to continue
>> operating the business," the statement says.
>>
>> The latest blow came July 29, when a federal district court in New York
>> issued an injunction against the company barring it from selling or
>> distributing Games X Copy.
>>
>> The ruling came from the same court that had previously enjoined 321
>> from selling DVD X Copy. A federal court in San Francisco also ruled
>> against the company earlier this year.
>>
>> "We are extremely pleased that 321 Studios agreed to stop manufacturing
>> and distributing its game-cracking software," Entertainment Software
>> Assn. president Doug Lowenstein said in a statement. "The technology
>> used by 321 Studios clearly violated the protection that game publishers
>> enjoy under the DMCA and we are optimistic that the final outcome of
>> this case will reflect that."
>>
>> Officials from 321 could not be reached for comment. In June, the
>> company warned customers that it might be forced to file for bankruptcy
>> due to mounting legal bills.
>>
>> Like the studios before them, the game publishers charged that Games X
>> Copy violated the DMCA's ban on technology used to circumvent encryption
>> codes on copyrighted works.
>>
>> At the time, 321 officials claimed the software simply made a bit-to-bit
>> copy of a game disc without having to circumvent the encryption.
>>
>> "Basically we'll never know if Games X Copy is legal, because the
>> company simply ran out of money to defend itself," said Fred von
>> Lohmann, senior attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
>>
>> The foundation had supported 321 in its battle with copyright owners.
>>
>>
>> http://www.videobusiness.com/article...2&catType=NEWS
>
>
> http://www.burnworld.com/software/dv...mes-x-copy.htm
> http://www.vso-software.fr/download.htm
> http://www.burnworld.com/software/cd...blindsuite.htm

What, no links for OSX?

Jeff Spicoli

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:39:58 -0700, Jeff Spicoli wrote:

<snip>

> What, no links for
> OSX?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...22&btnG=Search

Rev. Lee Austin

I was never a fan of 321 Studios. They grossly overcharged on their
products so they could afford litigation.
I would have purchased most of their products if they charged what they were
worth.
When a company charges $120 for a $30 program, well, good riddance.

If 321 wanted to get the last laugh against the movie and game companies,
they could release this pin from the grenade they are holding as the
companies come to pick their bones:

Release all of their programs for free over the internet. No keys, no
activation, everything, open sourced, etc.

I was hoping Bleem (remember them?) would have done the same thing.
Why they didn't, I'll never know.

"Modemac" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> 321studios.com made some headlines last year by striking first in
> court against the major Hollywood studios before they came after it.
> The move didn't work.
>
> Source: Internet Movie Database
>
>

Zimmy

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:34:58 -0400, "Zimmy" <> wrote:

>I was never a fan of 321 Studios. They grossly overcharged on their
>products so they could afford litigation.
>I would have purchased most of their products if they charged what they were
>worth.
>When a company charges $120 for a $30 program, well, good riddance.
>
>If 321 wanted to get the last laugh against the movie and game companies,
>they could release this pin from the grenade they are holding as the
>companies come to pick their bones:
>
>Release all of their programs for free over the internet. No keys, no
>activation, everything, open sourced, etc.
>
>I was hoping Bleem (remember them?) would have done the same thing.
>Why they didn't, I'll never know.
>

Well they might have been a little concerned over the possibility of a
lengthy prison term.

>"Modemac" <> wrote in message
>news:. com...
>> 321studios.com made some headlines last year by striking first in
>> court against the major Hollywood studios before they came after it.
>> The move didn't work.
>>
>> Source: Internet Movie Database
>>
>>
>

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Zapanas

Zapanas wrote:

> On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:34:58 -0400, "Zimmy" <> wrote:
>
[snip]
>>If 321 wanted to get the last laugh against the movie and game companies,
>>they could release this pin from the grenade they are holding as the
>>companies come to pick their bones:
>>
>>Release all of their programs for free over the internet. No keys, no
>>activation, everything, open sourced, etc.
>>
>>I was hoping Bleem (remember them?) would have done the same thing.
>>Why they didn't, I'll never know.
>
> Well they might have been a little concerned over the possibility of a
> lengthy prison term.

It's really, really hard to prove where a "leak" came from.

Cardinal Vertigo

One-Shot Scot wrote:
>
> AUG. 3 | The countdown has reached zero.
>
> St. Louis-based 321 Studios, marketers of the controversial DVD X Copy
> and Games X Copy software, has apparently shut its doors for good.

The bullies win.

Mike

Mike Kohary

(Modemac) writes:
> 321studios.com made some headlines last year by striking first in
> court against the major Hollywood studios before they came after it.
> The move didn't work.

321studios.com probably shouldn't have believed the major Hollywood
studios lie that they're hemorrhaging serious green from video piracy.
It's actually their pack of lawyers that they're hemorrhaging green
on... you know, the billions in green the greedy bastards get from DVD
sales.

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