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Real wins temporary injunction in software lawsuit

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Real wins temporary injunction in software lawsuit

By Jeff Pelline and Greg Sandoval

Staff Writers, CNET News.com

December 27, 1999, 7:00 p.m. PT

A U.S. District Court judge has granted a temporary injunction against Streambox in a lawsuit filed against the software maker by RealNetworks last week.

In the lawsuit, Seattle-based RealNetworks charged Streambox with violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, copyright infringement and unfair competition, among other allegations. The focus of the suit is a Steambox product called Ripper, software that "rips," or converts, CD and RealAudio files to the popular MP3 format.

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