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The Motion Picture Association (MPAA) has announced it is seeking an injunction against 321 Studios, which has a UK office, seeking to prevent the sale of the software to customers.

The MPAA alleges the software breaches the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 because it allows anti-copying protection of DVDs to be bypassed.

Jack Valenti, President and CEO of the Motion Picture Association said: "Companies that stand to profit from the violation of copyright laws should be brought to book.

"No one should be under any illusions about the damage that this dangerous software would do to consumer choice and film-making."

Mr Valenti added: "The law does not allow for the copying of commercial DVDs, and technologies designed to get round copyright protection are plain unlawful."

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