Macrovision on Tuesday released a new DVD copy-protection technology in hopes of substantially broadening its role in Hollywood's antipiracy effort. The content-protection company is pointing to the ...

As you are probably aware, almost all commercial DVDs are embedded with software to prevent their being copied. That software, called “content scrambling system” (CSS), not only prevents users from ...

When the first high-definition DVDs finally hit shelves this spring, a mad scramble may ensue--not for the discs themselves, but to figure out what computers and devices are actually able to play them ...

Although it certainly wasn't one of the major Macworld announcements, the addition of an iTunes Digital Copy to Fox DVDs was a big move into the world of (useful) DVD extras. Now, a few months later, ...

Click to viewSo Apple wants you to pony up $14.99 for Pixar's Cars when you already own the DVD? Nuh-uh. Don't think so. Seems like you should be able to copy that DVD right to your iPod. You can, ...

As anyone with a lick of tech knowledge knows, ripping a DVD onto your hard drive is, well, frowned upon by the “Powers that be” in the motion picture industry. Realizing that, RealNetworks has ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge ruled here late Tuesday that it was unlawful to traffic in goods to copy DVDs. U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel's ruling came in a decision in which she declared ...

SAN FRANCISCO — RealNetworks announced a software program Monday that for the first time gives consumers a simple and legal way to copy movies and TV shows from DVDs onto their computers. Called ...

Q: I'd like to copy some DVD movies that I own onto my iPad so I can watch them while on the go. What's the easiest and least expensive way to do that using my Windows PC? A: Software for converting ...

When the first high-definition DVDs finally hit shelves this spring, a mad scramble may ensue--not for the discs themselves, but to figure out what computers and devices are actually able to play them ...