Windows Phone Thoughts: Hollywood Sues Maker of DVD X Copy

"The Motion Picture Association of America is countersuing Missouri software firm 321 Studios, alleging that the company's DVD-copying software violates anti-copying laws. The movie industry trade group seeks to prohibit the sale of 321 Studios' software titles DVD X Copy and DVD Copy Plus. It also wants any profits from sales as recovery of damages. 321 Studios says it has sold a total of 150,000 copies of the two software titles. 321 Studios insists that its software does not violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which outlaws providing information or tools to circumvent copy-control technology, such as the Contents Scramble System used on DVD media."

This issue fascinates me - the technology industry is all about enabling people to do things, and the entertainment industry is (of late) all about preventing people from doing things. 321 Studios certainly has their work cut out for them - the MPAA has a big stick...