Put Your DVDs in the Cloud with 'Digital Copy'

Do you own a ton of DVDs that currently sit on a shelf? Would you like to have streaming access to them anywhere you can get a wired or wireless connection? Meet Digital Copy, a new Hollywood-approved solution from Rovi.

Courts have likely killed media servers that copy DVDs

Remember Kaleidescape's attempt to sell a server that enabled people to copy their DVDs for personal use? Sounded like a good idea to help keep DVDs alive but after 8 years in court, Kaleidescape suffered another court defeat.

The future of home video limps forward at CES 2012

While there were a few standout cord-cutting and streaming video products at CES 2012, overall there wasn't as much innovation in the home video space as enthusiasts may have liked to have seen.

The cloud goes Hollywood

Consumers who recently purchased Warner Brothers' final Harry Potter film on DVD or Blu-ray found a surprise in the package: a digital copy of the movie in the new UltraViolet format. Although the name is not yet familiar, UltraViolet represents Hollywood's first step into the cloud -- the much-hyped idea that media will be stored on remote servers and accessed by various devices.

Courts have likely killed DVD-copying media servers

Remember Kaleidescape's attempt to sell a server that let you copy your DVDs for personal use? Sounded like a good idea to help keep DVDs alive, but eight years on, Kaleidescape suffers another defeat in court.