RealNetworks, the owner of RealDVD software, is currently in a legal battle with the film industry over movie downloads. Reuters reports that RealDVD is in compliance with their DVD Copy Control Association’s license agreement.

On the other hand, the Motion Picture Association of America’s (MPAA) suit accuses RealNetworks of violating the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act by manipulating the copyright protection technology built into DVDs. The MPAA contends the law does not provide fair-use protections that RealNetworks said apply to its RealDVD.

The software allows users to create a copy of a DVD for their computer’s internal or portable hard drive.

RealNetworks said RealDVD gives consumers the ability to do with movie or TV show DVDs what they already do with music CDs, and RealDVD eliminates the hassle of searching for a missing DVD or dealing with a scratched and unplayable disc.

The company also said its product allows customers to view DVDs while traveling with a computer.

The MPAA disagress and is seeking a temporary restraining order to stop the selling of the RealDVD software.

But RealNetworks believes that they are within regulations since they have a built-in encryption to prevent saved copies of DVDs from being shared or stolen.

The MPAA companies that are a part of this lawsuit are DVD Copy Control Association Inc, Disney Enterprises Inc, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp, NBC Universal Inc, Warner Bros Entertainment Inc and Viacom Inc.