Dan Gillmor: Copyright Cartel's Latest Legal Victim

The cartel has killed off 321 Studios, which sold software letting people back up their DVDs. Another scalp for an industry that will sue businesses into the ground when they dare to offer people a way to use the digital music and other "content" they've purchased in the ways they choose for their own personal use. The cartel says anything that can be used for infringement is not allowed to exist. Corporations rule. Customers are supposed to submit. They don't always have to. So, if you need to make a backup of your DVD, you'll now need to work a little harder. You'll have to visit one of the other places. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]

This really bites!