[DMCA-Activists] 321 Studios To Sponsor EFF

[Seth Johnson]

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From: Dave Farber <address@hidden>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 10:36:00 -0500
Subject: [IP] EFF: 321 Studios Advocates Fair Uses in Digital 
Copyright Law


Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 11, 2003


Contact:

Shari Steele
   Executive Director
   Electronic Frontier Foundation
   address@hidden
   +1 415 436-9333 x103

Will Doherty
   Media Relations Director
   Electronic Frontier Foundation
   address@hidden
   +1 415 436-9333 x111 (office), +1 415 425-3936 (cell)


321 Studios Advocates Fair Uses in Digital Copyright Law

DVD Backup Software Vendor Supports Electronic Frontier Foundation's
Efforts

St. Louis, MO - DVD backup software vendor 321 Studios today
announced it will donate as much as $1 million over the next
year to online civil liberties organization the Electronic
Frontier Foundation (EFF). 321 Studios hopes to support
EFF's work in advocating for digital copyright law
responsive to consumer needs and to educate its customers
about these issues.

The company will donate $25 toward EFF's efforts for each
sale of a Lite-On DVD burner and DVD X Copy Platinum
software bundle through the 321 Studios website or at the
321 Studios Touch Point Customer Service Center in the St.
Louis Galleria Mall.

"We are very pleased that 321 Studios has chosen to
recognize the important work of the Electronic Frontier
Foundation with a generous financial contribution over the
next year," said EFF Executive Director Shari Steele. "321
Studios knows firsthand the importance of advocating for
copyright law that preserves the balance among
content-creators, innovators, and the public."

"This is a natural partnership that allows our customers to
join the fight for digital rights. The EFF is working to
protect those rights ­ including that of Americans to
protect their home entertainment investment through DVD
backup and repair," said Robert Moore, President and Founder
of 321 Studios. "As the leader in the DVD backup, repair,
and creation software industry, it makes sense for 321 and
our customers to put some economic muscle behind that
fight."

Last year, 321 Studios filed a declaratory relief action in
federal court asking a judge to confirm that its software,
which enables consumers to make backup copies of DVDs they
own, does not violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA). The major movie studios counter-sued to prohibit
321 Studios from selling and distributing that software. EFF
submitted a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that the DMCA
cannot constitutionally prohibit tools, like 321 Studios',
that enable the public to make fair use of their media. The
court has not yet ruled on the case.

For this release:
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/20031111_321_studios_pr.php

321 Studios case archive:
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/MGM_v_321Studios/


About EFF:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil
liberties organization working to protect rights in the
digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and
challenges industry and government to support free
expression and privacy online. EFF is a member-supported
organization and maintains one of the most linked-to
websites in the world at
http://www.eff.org/

About 321 Studios:

321 Studios provides software tools to help consumers
protect their investment in digital media, and is the
leading provider of DVD backup, recovery and creation
software. Founded in 2001, 321 Studios offers a wide range
of titles including the phenomenally successful DVD Movie
backup titles DVD Copy Plus, DVD X Copy XPRESS, DVD X Copy
GOLD, among others. With the success of its DVD software,
321 Studios has become one of the fastest growing software
companies in the world. The company is privately
headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with distributors and
sales offices throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United
States. For more information, please visit
http://www.321studios.com/ or http://www.dvdxcopy.com/

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