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Heavy Rain optioned for film?
Mar 8th
via
Eurogamer
Internet sleuth Superannuation has tuned up a United States Copyright Office filing which appears to suggest that PS3 interactive drama Heavy Rain has been optioned for a film adaptation.
The agreement – a “short form option” – is between New Read more ...
RIP RealDVD, Even If We Won’t Notice You’re Gone [Realnetwork]
Mar 4th
A judge has finally ordered RealNetworks to put its DVD ripping service, RealDVD, to sleep because apparently it’s “illegal to bypass the copyright protections built into DVDs designed to protect movies against theft.” Whoops. As part of its legal loss against the Motion Picture Association of America, the media delivery company will be forced to shell out $4.5 million for legal costs.
While this whole thing is a bit painful for RealNetworks, will anyone actually miss RealDVD when there are plenty of free DVD-ripping solutions? [ Read more ...
