The Entertainment Software Association said Judge Richard Owen of the federal court in southern New York issued an injunction last Thursday, adding that developer 321 Studios agreed to the order before a hearing on a motion to block the distribution of its program "Games X Copy."

321 has ceased operations, according to its Web site, and an independent online vendor is running a close-out sale on 321 products not subject to an injunction.

Electronic Arts Inc., Atari Inc. and Vivendi Universal Games sued 321 in June, claiming, as the major movie studios have already done, that 321's software allows illegal copying of CDs and DVDs.