Real Networks unveiled it’s new backup software that follows the rules outlined for bootlegging backing up your DVD collection.
“The company says its new program, called RealDVD, doesn‚Äôt tamper with copy-protection technology and even prevents the illegal distribution of movies online. The $30 software will allow users to save one copy of each movie they own on a Windows-running computer. To transfer to other computers, customers will have to buy additional copies of the software……..But while Real‚Äôs technology can copy the contents of a DVD without breaking its built-in copy-protection (meaning users who transfer a movie to their computer won‚Äôt then be able to share it online or distribute it), the company has no way of verifying that the DVDs you copy to your PC are yours. They could also be movies you rented from Blockbuster (BBI) or borrowed from a friend.”
