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Studios Sue Actor Who Allegedly Leaked "Screener" Movies Onto
Internet
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Survey: 75% of Americans Think Downloading Songs for Personal Use OK
o P2P
Group Tells Congress It Can't Filter Copyrighted Files
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Report: Cell Phone Video Delivery to Generate $4.7 Billion by 2008
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Google Sued Over Trademarks in Keyword Search Advertisements
o XM
Satellite Radio to Offer Ad-Free Programming
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Briefly Noted: Google - Swiss
R&D center, Verizon - DirecTV, PBS - "Presidential Market" online
game, SingTel - digital cinema, Bam Entertainment - "Bujingai: The
Forsaken City," Disposable DVDs, Minibosses
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o Studios Sue Actor Who Allegedly
Leaked "Screener" Movies Onto Internet
Los Angeles -- Two Hollywood film studios have filed copyright
infringement claims against veteran actor Carmine Caridi ("The
Godfather: Part II"), an Academy Awards voter who allegedly allowed
copies of "screener" movies sent to him to be leaked onto the
Internet, the Associated Press reported. Warner Bros. is seeking a
minimum of $150,000 in damages for each of its two films that were
leaked online, "The Last Samurai" and "Mystic River," while Columbia
Pictures is asking for similar sums for infringement of its films
"Something's Gotta Give" and "Big Fish." Caridi, 70, told law
enforcement he sent the films to a friend and purported film buff,
Russell Sprague, who was indicted last week on criminal copyright
infringement charges for allegedly posting the films online. Caridi
has not been charged in the incident, which highlights the Motion
Picture Association of America's (MPAA) growing problem with
Internet piracy. The group tried last year to ban distribution of
such screeners -- sent to those who vote on film awards like the
Oscars -- but the ban was later struck down by a federal judge.
http://www.salon.com/ent/wire/2004/01/29/screener/index.html
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o Survey: 75%
of Americans Think Downloading Songs for Personal Use OK
Rochester, N.Y. -- In a recent survey on peer-to-peer music
services, three in four adult Americans (75%) agreed that, while
"downloading and then selling the music is piracy and should be
prohibited, downloading for personal use is an innocent act and
should not be prohibited." The September 2003 survey, conducted by
New York-based Harris Interactive, gels with an October survey of
teenagers, who said that downloading music files without paying
(74%) and letting others download files from them (78%) should be
legal. However, two-thirds of adults surveyed (64%) also said they
believe "musicians and recording companies should get the full
financial benefit of their work." Additionally, 70% of adults agreed
that, "if the price of CDs was a lot lower, there would be a lot
less downloading of music off the Internet." "All of this suggests
that the music industry is fighting an uphill battle in winning the
hearts and minds of Americans to support prohibitions against
downloading," said Harris Interactive's Robert Leitman. "Their
opportunity is to make the as yet unmade link in the public’s
consciousness between downloading and its financial impact on
musicians and recording companies."
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=434
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o P2P Group
Tells Congress It Can't Filter Copyrighted Files
Washington -- A lobbying group called P2P United -- made up of
file-sharing services Grokster, Morpheus, BearShare, eDonkey 2000
and Blubster -- wrote in a letter to Congress that it is not
technologically feasible for them to filter out copyrighted works
traded on their decentralized networks, CNET News.com reported. The
letter comes in response to Sen. Lindsay Graham's (R-N.C.) inquiry
to the group, which asked them to create filters to block
copyrighted material and pornography. In its letter, P2P United says
that members of Congress "have been deliberately misinformed by
self-interested industry about the technological capability of
peer-to-peer services," said P2P United executive director Adam
Eisgrau. "It is not that we won't filter out copyrighted material
and inappropriate sexual material. It's that we can't." The
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has countered that
firms including Audible Magic have created technology capable of
filtering copyrighted works.
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5149720.html
http://www.p2punited.org
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Report: Cell Phone Video Delivery to Generate $4.7 Billion by 2008
London -- Over 150 million users worldwide will be wirelessly
accessing video clips by 2008, generating revenues of $4.7 billion,
predicts Massachusetts-based research firm Strategy Analytics. The
firm notes that operators are now offering video content over
relatively low-speed networks, enabled by firms including Thin
Multimedia, HelloNetworks and Oplayo. "Early results have shown
video entertainment to be a popular service, although many question
marks remain about the viability of video services, including
whether mobile phone users will pay for them," said Strategy
Analytics senior analyst Philip Taylor. "2004 will see carriers
continue to look for ways in which the addressable market for
services can be built quickly, and with minimum cost to themselves
or their customers."
http://www.strategyanalytics.com
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oGoogle Sued Over Trademarks in
Keyword Search Advertisements
San Francisco -- Search engine giant Google and partners AOL and
Netscape have been sued by a seller of blinds and wallpaper that
claims the companies are infringing on its trademarks with their
keyword-targeted advertising, News.com reported. The company,
American Blind and Wallpaper Factory, alleges that Google has
infringed its trademarks by selling ads to companies wanting to be
listed next to terms such as "American wallpaper" and "American
blind." While Google said it would not sell ads for "American Blind
and Wallpaper Factory," it would not protect the more vague
descriptors. "We spend millions of dollars annually to build brand
awareness and cannot stand idle while Google allows our competitors
to ride our coattails," said American Blind CEO Steve Katzman. For
its part, Google in November asked a federal court to declare its
keyword ads legal; American Blind's suit seeks dismissal of this
claim.
http://news.com.com/2100-1024-5149780.html
http://www.decoratetoday.com
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o XM Satellite Radio to Offer
Ad-Free Programming
Washington, D.C. -- Trying to gain a further leg up on chief rival
Sirius Satellite Radio, XM Satellite Radio said that it is
eliminating advertising from its music channels -- until now, one of
the key differentiators for Sirius. "We were already dominating this
market. This will take us one step further," Chance Patterson, a
spokesman for XM, told the Associated Press. "This will put even
more pressure on Sirius." XM, which has about 1.4 million
subscribers compared to Sirius' 261,000, plans to go ad-free
starting on Sunday. "It's not a race," said Jim Collins, a spokesman
for Sirius. "It really doesn't matter who has higher subscriber
numbers."
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040129/techbits_1.html
http://www.xmradio.com
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Digital Music Forum
March 1, 2004 | New York City
www.digitalmusicforum.com
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Amy Bernstein -
Senior Editor, Business 2.0
David Del
Beccaro - President & CEO,
Music Choice
Derek Broes - EVP, Worldwide Operations,
Altnet
Ted Cohen - SVP, Digital Development & Distribution,
EMI Music
David Card
- VP & Research Director,
Jupiter Research
Peter Csathy
- COO, MusicMatch
Maureen
Dorney - Partner, Gray
Cary
Roy Elkins
- CEO & Founder, Broadjam
Mark
Frieser - CEO & Founder,
Consect
Brian
Garrity - Senior Editor,
Billboard Magazine
Jim Griffin
- CEO, Cherry Lane
Digital
Ellie
Hirschhorn - GM & EVP,
MusicNet
Jeff Howe -
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John
Kilcullen - President & Publisher,
Billboard Magazine
David Kusek
- Associate VP, Berklee
College of Music
Steven Marks - SVP, Legal and
Business Affairs, RIAA
Tim Nilson
- VP, Mobile Technology,
Sony Music
Jonathan Potter - Executive Director,
Digital Media Association
Sean Ryan -
VP, Music Services, Real
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Ned Sherman
- CEO & Founder, Digital
Media Wire
Howie
Singer - Chief Technology Officer,
Warner Music Group
Steve Schnur - Worldwide Executive of Music & Audio,
Electronic Arts
Perry Solomon - Founder & VP,
Strategy, Peppercoin
Bob Struble
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Nikke
Slight - SVP, New Media,
Atlantic Records
Don Teague - VP, Sales & Marketing,
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Jim Van
Huysse - Executive Director & GM,
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Jon Vlassopulos - Sr. Dir., Bus.
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This year's forum focuses on the following questions:
- Is there a viable business model for selling music online?
- Can licensed services compete with free downloads from
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- Who will be the winners and the losers in the world of online
music sales?
- What is the status of pending lawsuits and legislation
concerning digital copyrights? Can the music industry profit
from legitimate uses of P2P?
- How are consumers reacting to new formats for music delivery?
- Will new formats generate the kind of success that the industry
experienced with CDs during the '80s and '90s?
- What are the challenges and opportunities for music industry
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- What does the future hold for satellite and Internet radio?
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According to Swiss newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Internet search
company Google plans to open a research and development (R&D) center
in Zurich, Switzerland, its second base outside the U.S. "We will
bring the best computer specialists in Europe to Zurich," the
newspaper quoted Google Vice President Urs Hoelzle as saying. "Since
many of these people don't want to work in the United States, we'll
come to them in Europe." Hoelzle went on to say that the centre
would focus on software development and foreign-language processing.
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(New York) Verizon Communications, a provider of phone, Internet
and wireless services, said on Thursday that it will now also offer
its customers DirecTV's satellite TV programming. The company will
offer various discounted packages that combine DirecTV with its
phone and Internet service offerings. Verizon will launch the offer
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states in the coming months.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040129/nyth089_1.html
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http://www.verizon.com
(Boston) PBS series "Frontline" and Minnesota Public Radio's
Marketplace, in association with KCET Hollywood, on Thursday
announced the launch of an online game based on the presidential
election. In the simulated futures market game, players trade shares
of "stock" in the presidential candidates throughout the primaries
and the general election campaign. Players excel in the game by
betting on the likelihood that a candidate's "share price" will go
up or down at any given time, as a result of campaign developments
or other events.
http://www.pbs.org/frontline
http://www.presidentialmarket.org
(Redwood City, Calif.) Asian telco Singapore Telecommunications
Limited (SingTel) announced on Thursday that its digital cinema
delivery system is now operational, enabling studios to digitally
distribute films to equipped theaters in the region. The company's
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network was recently utilized to
transmit the Hong Kong film "Internal Affairs III" directly to the
Shaw Lido Cineplex in Singapore.
http://www.singtel.com/usa
(San Jose, Calif.) Video game publisher Bam Entertainment said on
Thursday that it will publish "Bujingai: The Forsaken City" for
PlayStation 2 in May. Featuring design work from the creators of
Japanese anime series "Cowboy Bebop" and "Trigun" and developed by
Japanese firm Red Entertainment, the game was licensed to Bam by
Taito.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040129/sfth008_1.html
http://www.taito.co.jp/eng
http://www.red-entertainment.co.jp
http://www.bam4fun.com
(San Francisco) Wired News reported on Thursday that an
Austin-based grocery store chain has decided to stop selling a line
of disposable DVDs, citing weak sales. The discs were also derided
by various environmental groups. Flexplay Technologies' EZ-D, which
distributors including Disney's Buena Vista Home Entertainment sold
for $7, becomes unplayable 48 hours after the vacuum-sealed
packaging is opened, the result of a chemical reaction on the disc.
"There are clearly less-wasteful alternatives to marketing movies
than disposable DVDs," said Robin Schneider, executive director of
the Texas Campaign for the Environment.
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62083,00.html
http://www.ez-d.com
(San Francisco) The most recent issue of WIRED magazine features
an article on the Minibosses, a Phoenix-based rock band that
exclusively plays instrumental music found on the soundtracks of
classic Nintendo game titles. The band's repertoire includes themes
found on NES titles such as "Metroid," "Rygar," "Punch-Out," "Castlevania
II" and "Contra."
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.02/miniboss.html
http://www.minibosses.com
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