Kaleidescape and Hollywood square off in court today

CE Pro: Kaleidescape Faces DVD CCA in Court Monday; Fair Use at Stake
Kaleidescape finally will have its day in court Monday, March 19, to face the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA), the "arm of the Hollywood studios," as Kaleidescape calls it.
The DVD CCA, which licenses the Content Scramble System (CSS) for copy-protecting DVDs, sued Kaleidescape in December 2004, claiming the maker of video servers breached a contract by building "a system to do precisely what the license and CSS are designed to prevent ... the wholesale copying of protected DVDs," according to a statement released by the DVD CCA back then.

Since we are a Kaleidescape dealer and installer, I am following this case with great interest. Best tidbit from the article:

What deserves mention, though, is that the DVD CCA is expected to file a motion to close the trial to the public and the press. Apparently the group is concerned about exposing trade secrets concerning its Content Scramble System--you know, the encryption scheme that was broken in 1999 by a 15-year-old, and is now widely available on the Internet.

That is so DVD CCA.

"They're delusional that CSS is a trade secret," says Malcolm. "We're just amazed they're still claiming this fiction."

Really, why should the motion picture industry (or the record companies, for that matter) have any stake the "reality-based community?" They haven't shown much sense so far, why should they start now?

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