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Subject:    [DMCA_Discuss] Software allows game copying
From:       Vladimir Katalov <vkatalov () elcomsoft ! com>
Date:       2004-02-13 7:03:14
Message-ID: 16161882937.20040213100314 () elcomsoft ! com
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Software allows game copying
Last modified: February 12, 2004, 3:52 PM PST
By David Becker 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

http://news.com.com/2100-1043-5158492.html
           
Software maker 321 Studios, whose products for copying DVD movies have
drawn controversy and lawsuits, released a new application Thursday
for copying PC games.

Game X Copy allows PC gamers to create a backup of any title and store
it either on the PC's hard drive or recordable CD or DVD, according to
the company. 321 spokeswoman Julia Bishop-Cross said the software was
created at the behest of parents, who wanted a way to protect their
investment in PC games for their children in case a game disc becomes
scratched or otherwise unreadable.

321 Studios makes similar claims for its DVD X Copy and DVD Copy Plus
software, which allow consumers to copy movie discs. But movie studios
and other software makers have alleged the software is an aid to
piracy and is illegal under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA), which prohibits the distribution of software or devices
intended to circumvent copyright protections.

321 has been waiting more than six months for a decision in a suit
filed by seven leading movie studios that argue its DVD products
violate the DMCA.

Bishop-Cross said 321 hasn't heard any objections from the game
industry to the new product and doesn't expect any challenges. "We're
pretty confident in our position with Games X Copy," she said.
"There's legal precedent set for backing up software."

A representative of the Entertainment Software Association, a game
industry trade group that prosecutes piracy cases, did not respond to
a request for comment on the 321 product. The group has estimated that
piracy of game software costs U.S. companies more than $3 billion a
year.

Games X Copy is available now for $60. It works on PCs running any
recent version of Windows.

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