Federal courts cause 321 Studios to shut down

[The Edge]

http://www.321studios.com/

Thank you for visiting 321 Studios. 321 Studios regrets to inform you that it has ceased business operations including, but not limited to, the sale, support and promotion of our products.

Despite 321 Studios’ best efforts to remain in business, injunctions entered against 321 Studios by three US Federal courts earlier this year has resulted in 321 Studios no longer being able to continue operating the business. If you are a 321 Studios customer looking for customer support, please visit our online Technical Support Knowledge Base and FAQ’s, prior to the 1st day of August, 2005, where you should be able to resolve most of your concerns. After this date, customer support will no longer be available.

they put up a fight against impossible odds :(

[dani82]

i'd always wondered, if i product is no longer be manufacture, and the company is out of business, is it legal/wrong to download a warez version of the software?

[shevegen]

I believe it comes down to the question who will have the copyright for the manufactured product in question, lets say product A.

If no copyright remains for product A, you cant be infringed or sued or whatever.

Also, in very few cases can single users be held accountable for issues of big companies so mostly there will never be a legal problem anyway (besides, how should someone find out? Noone may enter a room without permission or a granted right by courts to do so.)

But then again, lawyers will surely try to twist situations.

[Mug Funky]

hmm... it was a brave fight i suppose

but to be honest, i doubt 321 studios were all that commercially viable anyway. the courts may have sped up the process, but i don't think 321 studios would have survived, even if left unmolested.

[stephanV]

Originally posted by dani82
i'd always wondered, if i product is no longer be manufacture, and the company is out of business, is it legal/wrong to download a warez version of the software?

from the link

If you are looking to purchase any of 321 Studios’ products (those not enjoined from sale), please visit www.jambalayabrands.com, an independent software distributor, where you’ll find some close-out products.

[Doobie]

Originally posted by dani82
i'd always wondered, if i product is no longer be manufacture, and the company is out of business, is it legal/wrong to download a warez version of the software?

No, it's not legal. The copyrights still exist and for 321 Studios, the copyrights will exist until long after you and your children are dead. Someone will retain those rights unless that someone hands the rights over to the public domain.

On the other hand, I doubt there will be anyone to enforce those copyrights. And, if the software is illegal then the copyrights would be invalid.

[geffroman]

It couldn't have happened to a better company... They brought too much heat to the whole DVD Backup area anyway... They accomplished NOTHING for the cause... and gave the STUDIOS an education about the tools we use... They even SUED FIRST to gain control over which court to have their fight in...

I am GLAD they are gone... Been looking forward to the day for a long time... Maybe Derrow will come back and develop something worth the wait...