In the FAQ section of RealDVD, one of the questions that is included is “Is it legal to save movies with RealDVD?” The answer is “Yes, provided that you are the owner of the original DVD and you use your saved copy solely for your personal use.”

RealDVD will authorize five computers to play the movies. Movies cannot be transferred to other computers after that.

“RealDVD gives consumers a great new way to get more
out of their DVDs,” stated Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of RealNetworks.
“RealDVD continues in Real’s tradition of consumer innovation over the
past 15 years alongside RealAudio, RealJukebox, RealArcade, Rhapsody,
and, most recently, RealPlayer 11.

RealDVD sells for about $29.99. That price is offered for a limited time
and will soon increase to $49.99. Up to 4 additional licenses are
available for $19.99. The software will be available later this month.

GameTrust  was founded in 2002 by Adeo Ressi.  Adeo sold a company he started in 1994 called Total New York Inc. to AOL.  AOL rolled Total New York into AOL Digital Cities.  Adeo also started methodfive, inc., brought in $2 million from Pricewaterhouse Coopers and then sold the company to Xceed for $88 million.

Some of RealNetworks’ previous acquisitions inlcude Zylom Media Group B.V., WiderThan Co., Ltd. and Atravia Latin America Ltda. in 2006.  And RealNetworks acquired Sony NetServices in 2007.  Sony NetServices was a joint venture between Sony DADC and Sony Europe.

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