MPAA Sues DVD Chipmakers

The Motion Picture Association of America have said that it has sued two chipmakers for selling DVD chips to companies that are flouting copy-protection rules.

“According to the MPAA, California-based Sigma Designs and Taiwan-based MediaTek each have sold DVD-player chips to companies that offer features in their products that aren’t allowed under the general DVD technology license. That act violated the license the chipmakers had to sign to build the DVD chips in the first place, the trade association said.”

The MPAA has taken a proactive step into ensuring that new DVD chip technologies do not infringe on their current processes. RCA’s DVD player which censored adult content has been pulled from store shelves at Wal-Mart due to copy-right infringement according to the MPAA. It will be interesting to see how new technologies evolve in the home video market with the MPAA breathing down everyones back.

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