Editing RealPlayer (section)

==Real Alternative==
Real Alternative is a codec which allows RealMedia files to be played without the installation of the RealPlayer software. In 2010, RealNetworks sued Hilbrand Edskes, a 26-year-old Dutch webmaster, for providing a [[hyperlink]] to the Real Alternative codec on his website, alleging that Real Alternative is a [[reverse engineering|reverse engineered]] codec and therefore illegal.<ref>{{cite news |last=De Winter |first=Brenno |title=RealNetworks crushes Dutch webmaster for hyperlink |url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/tech-industry/3299285/realnetworks-crushes-dutch-webmaster-for-hyperlink/ |access-date=August 29, 2011 |newspaper=PC Advisor |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |date=August 25, 2011 |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502185000/http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/tech-industry/3299285/realnetworks-crushes-dutch-webmaster-for-hyperlink/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2011, RealNetworks' case against Edskes was dismissed and RealNetworks was ordered to pay him €48,000 in damages. The case, however, cost Edskes €66,000 in legal fees.<ref>{{cite news|last=de Winter|first=Brenno|title=RealNetworks gaat door met rechtszaak om hyperlink|url=http://webwereld.nl/nieuws/108474/realnetworks-gaat-door-met-rechtszaak-om-hyperlink.html|access-date=December 9, 2011|newspaper=WebWerld (Dutch language)|date=November 7, 2011|archive-date=November 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116055148/http://webwereld.nl/nieuws/108474/realnetworks-gaat-door-met-rechtszaak-om-hyperlink.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Collin|first=Branko|title=Internet thugs Realnetworks lose case against Hilbrand Edskes|url=http://www.24oranges.nl/2011/11/06/internet-thugs-realnetworks-lose-case-against-hilbrand-edskes/|access-date=December 9, 2011|newspaper=24Oranges|date=November 6, 2011|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806173705/http://www.24oranges.nl/2011/11/06/internet-thugs-realnetworks-lose-case-against-hilbrand-edskes/|url-status=live}}</ref> The case was reopened in 2013, when RealNetworks claimed to possess further proof showing that Edskes was involved in uploading Real Alternative.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sitebouwer uploadde toch Real Networks-software|url=https://www.nu.nl/tech/3648341/sitebouwer-uploadde-toch-real-networks-software.html|access-date=March 12, 2021|date=7 December 2013|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214200429/https://www.nu.nl/tech/3648341/sitebouwer-uploadde-toch-real-networks-software.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Conclusies en tussenvonnis RealNetworks tegen Edskes|url=https://bigwobber.nl/2013/12/07/conclusies-en-tussenvonnis-real-networks-tegen-edskes/|access-date=December 14, 2021|archive-date=February 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206102826/https://bigwobber.nl/2013/12/07/conclusies-en-tussenvonnis-real-networks-tegen-edskes/|url-status=dead}}</ref>