321 Studios is set to release a product that it claims will allow consumers to make perfect copies of their DVDs, but before the product hits the market, the start-up must first weather a legal storm brewing in its path.
The software maker plans to release on October 31 a product called DVD X Copy, which allows users to create "bit-for-bit" copies of their DVDs using a standard recordable DVD drive, says company president Robert Moore.
DVD X Copy is designed to make exact replicas of a DVD movie in about an hour, and can also be used to restore scratched or damaged DVDs, the company says. It supports a variety of drives, including DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, or DVD+RW. In an attempt to sidestep some copyright concerns, the software also automatically inserts its own disclaimer before the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's warning on each movie.
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