RealDVD distribution halted for longer

October 07, 2008 A federal judge in Northern California has extended a temporary restraining order filed by the MPAA against RealNetworks, halting the distribution of the company's recently launched RealDVD software. Patel indicated at the hearing that she had concerns over violations of the Digital Millennium Copyrights Act and found RealNetworks seemed rushed to take its product to the market, despite the studios seeking an amicable resolution before the launch, a source said. In a statement, the MPAA said it was "gratified the court recognized the harm of RealDVD to the motion picture industry and the strength of our arguments that the product circumvents the copyright protection building into DVD."

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