CNET News.com ran an article about St. Louis-based (well, sort of St. Louis-based — they have a 636 area code) 321 Studios, which makes software that lets you copy DVDs and games. Unfortunately, it's not cheery news for the local economy. The beleaguered company is facing a swarm of lawsuits from entertainment companies with deep pockets. At stake is the important issue of where to draw the line between fair use and piracy when it comes to digital media. 321 Studios has had to lay off 95% of its 400 employees. Slashdot also picked up the story.
Posted under Business District , STL in the News by Brian Marston on Sun., Jun 20, 2004 at 12:35 AM
Oh please, it's about time 321 Studios got shut down, they are freakin evil... My former employers were involved in the company and their involvement was one of the reasons I left.
They took a few different shareware software pieces, packaged it together, and sold it as their own so that people could make illegal copies of DVDs.
And you're defending them as a loss to St. Louis?!?
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