321 Studios, developers of DVDxCopy (XPRESS) will
release a version of the software without a DVD ripping module if the ruling in
a lawsuit from Hollywood is against the company. DVDxCopy (XPRESS ) is currently the most sold DVD backup solution and allows users to create backups of their DVD movies onto DVD recordables. Hollywood says the software is used for pirated copies. The company has also said it will soon release new products, also to make sure the company will be able to continue to sell its software if the lawsuit turns out negative.
|  Other products in the new line-up include a DVD editing and authoring application that allows conversions to and from standard DV video, MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 formats. The company is also creating an add-in that converts Microsoft PowerPoint, as well as a CD/CDRW/DVD utility that enables data to be recovered from damaged or defective discs.
The expansion of the product range is effectively an insurance policy in case the ruling goes against the company; if the ruling does go against Studio 321, the company's main business will sustain "a hit" because it will have to make fundamental changes to its DVD X Copy and DVD Copy Plus software, said chief executive Rob Semaan. The expansion of the product range is effectively an insurance policy in case the ruling goes against the company; if the ruling does go against Studio 321, the company's main business will sustain "a hit" because it will have to make fundamental changes to its DVD X Copy and DVD Copy Plus software, said chief executive Rob Semaan.
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Besides that, the company is now
shipping
several
additional photo and movie editing software packages from e.g Ulead
with every purchase of
DVDxCopy .
Source: ZDNet.com
