Fast DVD Copy v3.5 is Out and Available for Download

Velan Software announced that Version 3.5 of Fast DVD Copy for Mac OS X is available for download on the company's web site. Fast DVD Copy allows users to back up their DVD and audio CD collections, Playstation 2 games, DVD-ROMs and CD-ROMs.

Among the new features introduced since version 3.0 are:

• Support for dual layer burning
  
• Support for ARccOS protected DVDs
  
• RCE protection handling
  
• A "Movie Only" function to copy DVDs without bonuses or menus
  
• Improved compatibility with DVD players

For complete information on the latest features, visit the Fast DVD Copy web site. Licensed users can update to Fast DVD Copy Version 3.5 for free. [Bill Fox]

[2/16--Revised] Nidec, Maker of iPod Drive Spindle Motor, Sues JVC for Patent Infringement: JVC (Victor Co. of Japan) makes spindle motors for hard drives, like those used in Apple's iPod according to this Reuters article. Nidec, based in Kyoto, Japan, sued JVC in the U.S. for patent infringement on its fluid dynamic bearing technology that Nidec claims is used in the spindle motors made by JVC. The spindle motors used in iPods are made by Nidec. Nidec has 70 per cent of the spindle motor market according to Reuters. [This article was revised to say that Nidec is the maker of spindle motors used in iPods per this Bloomberg.com article, not JVC. We regret the initial error.--ed] [Dana Baggett]