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Barry
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Aug 3, 2004, 6:04 PM
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Court Prevent Sale of 321 Game X Copy Machine
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The Entertainment Software Association said Judge Richard Owen of the federal court in southern New York issued an injunction against developer 321 Studios to stop distribution of its program "Games X Copy."
321 has ceased operations, according to its Web site, and an independent online vendor is running a close-out sale on 321 products not subject to an injunction.
Electronic Arts Inc., Atari Inc. and Vivendi Universal Games sued 321 in June, claiming, as the major movie studios have already done, that 321's software allows illegal copying of CDs and DVDs.
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Barry
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Aug 4, 2004, 5:46 AM
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Re: [Barry] Court Prevent Sale of 321 Game X Copy Machine
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Following unfavorably court rulings, 321 Studios Inc. announced "it has ceased business operations including, but not limited to, the sale, support and promotion of our products." The company, based in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles, warned in June that it could seek federal bankruptcy protection to free itself of copyright-related lawsuits by Hollywood and makers of computer games.
Robert Moore, 321's founder and president, long had cast his crusade as a David-and-Goliath struggle, insisting his company's software was meant to let consumers innocently make backup copies of their DVDs and computer games.
Federal judges in New York and California have barred 321 from marketing the questioned DVD-cloning software. Since those rulings, 321 has shipped retooled versions of its DVD-copying products, removing the software component required to descramble movies.
Messages left Tuesday with 321 were not returned. Repeated calls to the company in recent weeks have gone unanswered.
In announcing what would be the inevitable end of his "magnificent venture," Moore said that in a matter of months this year 321 went from having nearly 400 employees and expectations of doing $150 million to $200 million in sales this year to about two dozen workers and less than $400,000 in monthly income.
In its announcement Tuesday, 321 said anyone seeking customer support should do so by Aug. 1, 2005, at the company's Web site, "where you should be able to resolve most of your concerns." The company said it no longer can offer telephone, e-mail or live chat support for any of its products.
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