Kaleidescape Loses DVD Ripping Appeal

A day after RealDVD lost a bid to allow its DVD-ripping software to be sold, a court has found for Hollywood again, ruling against Kaleidescape's DVD-ripping server.

A California state appellate court reversed a two-year-old decision by a trial court, which had heard a suit brought by the DVD Copy Control Association accusing Kaleidescape of breaching the contract governing CSS, the rights-management technology built into DVDs. That suit, initially won by Kaleidescape, had been on appeal since June, when oral arguments were heard.

The decision sends Kaleidescape back to a California trial court, where the court will re-examine the Kaleidescape case. If the company is found to be in breach of the contract, then the DVD CCA may be found to have suffered "irreparable harm," and an injunction halting sales of Kaleidescape's products may be issued.