321 Studios DVD X Copy Software Review

By Ian Bell May 9, 2004

Quote from the review:

“Most of you fellas must know about 321’s legal woes – I don’t wanna really get into it but I will say that you can still purchase the physical software at your local retailer until it is soldout – the ban is only on 321 Studios to prevent shipping or downloads of the “ripper” version after a certain date. Retailers are NOT restricted – they just can’t get any more. 321 will now ship aversion of their wares that does not contain the ripper (or the re-encryption or legalese nag screens) Rippers are widely available on the internet though, find and use them at your own peril.”

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