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Canadian Judge Postpones Ruling on ISPs Revealing Song-Swapper IDs
o Yahoo
Drops Google Search Technology in Favor of Its Own
o DVD
Copying Software Firm 321 Studios Faces New Lawsuit
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Report: Total 'Net Video Streams Up 104% in 2003 to 7.8 Billion
o Game Publisher Bam
Entertainment to Acquire Scottish Developer VIS
o Video Game Developer Acclaim
Raises $15 Million in Note Sale
o Sammy CEO Named Chairman of
Japanese Video Games Firm Sega
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o Canadian Judge Postpones Ruling on
ISPs Revealing Song-Swapper IDs
Toronto -- A Canadian federal judge yesterday adjourned until
March 12 a motion from the Canadian Record Industry Association (CRIA),
that asks the court to compel five Internet service providers to
reveal the names of 29 subscribers' identities that CRIA believes
illegally uploaded songs to file-sharing services. Judge Konrad von
Finckenstein ordered the ISPs to keep a record of Internet activity
from the time periods in question, but granted them more time to
review technical and privacy aspects of the motion. Joel Watson, a
lawyer representing ISP Telus Corp., told Canada's Globe and Mail
that it has reached two of the three subscribers accused of
copyright infringement -- while the third did not hold an account
with Telus last fall when the alleged infringement was to have
occurred. Another ISP, Shaw Communications, said that it will mount
a legal challenge to the motion, asking the court to respect the
privacy of its subscribers.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?B38B13377
http://www.cria.ca
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o Yahoo Drops
Google Search Technology in Favor of Its Own
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Yahoo on Wednesday officially dropped
long-time partner Google as the provider of its search engine
results, and launched its own Yahoo Search Technology. The new
service -- a combination of technologies acquired from Inktomi,
Overture Services and others -- will be rolled out across all of
Yahoo's international properties in the next several weeks. The new
search results on Yahoo will also include the company's paid
inclusion program, which allows advertisers to pay to come up higher
in search results. Yahoo said in a statement that following the
deployment, it estimates its search technology will power nearly
half of all online searches in the U.S.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040218/185296_1.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5160710.html
http://search.yahoo.com
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o DVD Copying
Software Firm 321 Studios Faces New Lawsuit
Los Angeles -- The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA), a DVD
security technology trade group, has become the latest in a string
of companies to file suit against 321 Studios, a provider of
software that can make copies of DVD movies, PC games and other
software. The DVD CCA claims that 321's DVD X Copy software
infringes on its patented Content Scramble System (CSS) encryption
scheme, during its process of defeating the security measure to make
a copy of a DVD. "In taking this legal action, DVD CCA is turning
its focus toward those who produce and broadly distribute products
in the marketplace that facilitate the widespread infringement of
the copyrights on motion pictures that CSS was designed to protect,"
said DVD CCA attorney Steven Reiss. St. Louis-based 321 Studios has
also been sued for copyright infringement in both New York and
California by a group of Hollywood movie studios, as well as by
Macrovision, a distributor of DVD copy-protection technology. 321
has stated that Macrovision's claims of patent infringement and
violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act are without
merit.
http://www.321studios.com/PRESS/2.13.2004-2.htm
http://www.dvdcca.org
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Report: Total 'Net Video Streams Up 104% in 2003 to 7.8 Billion
Monterey, Calif. -- A total of 7.8 billion of Internet video streams
were accessed during 2003, an increase of 104% over 2002 totals,
according to data released on Wednesday by Monterey, Calif.-based
AccuStream iMedia Research. Of these, 78% were viewed at broadband
rates. Music videos comprised the largest segment of content with
33%, followed by news (28%) and sports (17%). "Length of view and
total views in streaming video segment were up significantly in
2003, primarily because the streaming experience has become more
modular in format, with video clips now running back-to-back, the
Internet's version of television," said AccuStream director of
research Paul A. Palumbo. The report, which also surveyed Internet
radio streams, found that aggregate tuning hours for Internet music
radio were 53% higher when compared to 2002.
http://www.accustreamresearch.com
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o Game
Publisher Bam Entertainment to Acquire Scottish Developer VIS
San Jose, Calif. -- Video game publisher Bam Entertainment announced
on Wednesday that it will acquire Scottish game developer VIS
Entertainment, as well as SOE Development Limited, a company set up
to fund the development of "State of Emergency 2," one of VIS' key
properties. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
The deal includes VIS' 50% stake in an interactive TV joint venture
with Telewest that owns the rights to the animated iTV horse-racing
game, "I-RACE." San Jose, Calif.-based Bam said the companies' first
joint effort will be the publishing of "State of Emergency 2," a
sequel to the million unit-selling title that at one time topped
both the U.S. and U.K. game charts.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040218/sfw083_1.html
http://www.visentertainment.com
http://www.bam4fun.com
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o Video Game
Developer Acclaim Raises $15 Million in Note Sale
Glen Cove, N.Y. -- Acclaim Entertainment, a developer and publisher
of video games, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $15
million through the sale of convertible notes, due in 2007, to an
undisclosed investor. The investor also has the opportunity to buy
an additional up to $10 million in notes. New York-based Acclaim is
responsible for developing games including "NBA Jam" and "All-Star
Baseball," a title based on the TV series "Alias" and sports titles
featuring BMX rider Dave Mirra.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040217/nytu226_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/040217/media_acclaim_1.html
http://www.acclaim.com
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o Sammy CEO
Named Chairman of Japanese Video Games Firm Sega
Tokyo -- Japanese video game maker Sega announced that current
company chairman Hideki Sato will step down, to be replaced by
Hajime Satomi, CEO of Sammy, the Japanese maker of Pachinko and
video games that purchased a controlling stake in Sega last year.
Sega said that Sato will become vice chairman of the company, while
Hisao Oguchi will retain his current role as president.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content/pub/2984
http://www.sammystudios.com
http://www.sega.com
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> DMW Events:
4th
Annual
Digital Music Forum
March 1, 2004 | New York City
www.digitalmusicforum.com
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Sean Ryan - VP, Music Services,
Real Networks
Jonathan Potter - Executive Dir.,
Digital Media Association
FEATURED
INTERVIEW/Q&A
Steven Marks - General Counsel,
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Chris Amenita - SVP,
ASCAP
Amy
Bernstein - Senior Editor, Business 2.0
Derek Broes - EVP, Worldwide Operations,
Altnet
David Card - VP &
Research Director,
Jupiter Research
Scott Cohen - Co-Founder & President,
The Orchard Global Media
Ted
Cohen - SVP, Digital Development & Distribution,
EMI Music
Peter Csathy
- COO, MusicMatch
David Del
Beccaro - President & CEO,
Music Choice
Maureen Dorney - Partner,
Gray Cary
Roy Elkins - CEO &
Founder, Broadjam
Mark Frieser - CEO &
Founder, Consect
Brian Garrity - Senior
Editor, Billboard Magazine
Tom Gensch - VP, Content &
Premium Services,
PaymentOne
Laura Goldberg - COO, Napster
Jim Griffin - CEO,
Cherry Lane Digital
Ellie Hirschhorn - GM &
EVP, MusicNet
Jeff Howe - Contributing
Editor, Wired Magazine
David Hyman - Chief Strategy Officer, Gracenote
Scott
Kauffman
- President & CEO, MusicNow (formerly
FullAudio)
John Kilcullen -
President & Publisher, Billboard
Magazine
David Kusek - VP, Berklee
Media, Berklee College of Music
Tim Nilson - VP, Mobile
Technology, Sony Music
Larry Rebich, VP of
Program Acquisition & Market Dev., SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Tim Riley,
Worldwide Executive of Music, Activision
Rob Schoeben,
Vice President of Application Marketing,
Apple
Ned Sherman - CEO &
Founder, Digital Media Wire
Howie Singer - Chief
Technology Officer, Warner Music
Group
Perry
Solomon - Founder & VP, Strategy, Peppercoin
Bob Struble - President &
CEO, Ibiquity Digital
Nikke Slight - SVP, New
Media, Atlantic Records
Nada Usina -
GM,
Entertainment & Media Business,
Nokia America
Jim Van Huysse -
Executive Director & GM, The AOL
Radio@ Network
Jon Vlassopulos - Sr. Dir., Bus. Dev.,
AT&T Wireless Mobile Multimedia
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
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
file-sharing networks?
- 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
executives seeking to maximize the potential of the mobile
market?
- What does the future hold for satellite and Internet radio?
For complete agenda and event details, please go to:
www.digitalmusicforum.com
REGISTRATION
Pre-Registration: $295 (until February 20)
Registration: $395 (after February 20)
Online :
http://kb.digitalmediawire.com/register.php?eventid=1056
Phone: 323-464-0793
2nd
Annual
GAMES & MOBILE FORUM
April 15,
2004
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New York City
www.gamesandmobile.com
Overview
Games & Mobile Forum is 1-day executive forum focused on business
and technology developments impacting games and mobile
entertainment. In 2003, leading executives from entertainment
and technology companies including, Yahoo! Games, AOL Games,
Atari, Acclaim, Warner Bros. Online, AtomShockwave, CNET,
Creative Artists Agency (CAA), The Endeavor Agency, Mythic
Entertainment and Digital Bridges participated in a series of
panels on topics, including "Mobile Games: The Coming Wireless
Revolution", "Developing Games Based on Film, Television & Music
Properties and Visa-Versa"", and "Advergames: Recent Developments
& Opportunities".
REGISTRATION
Early Bird Special: $ 195 (until March 12)
Pre-Registration: $ 295 (until April 9)
Registration: $ 395 (after April 9)
Online :
http://kb.digitalmediawire.com/register.php?eventid=1060
Phone: 323-464-0793
To
submit speakers for the 2004 conference, please send a bio and
photo (optional) to Tinzar Than, VP, Marketing & Events, Digital
Media Wire, Inc. at
tinzar@digitalmediawire.com.
> DMW Publications:
> Digital
Media Law Report
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New Featured Section
- Volume
1 - 2004
We are pleased to announce that we have added a "Featured
Section" to Digital Media Law & Policy Report. This month's
featured coverage includes reports on the oral arguments held
before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in MGM v. Grokster and a
"Post-Conference Report" from MidemNet 2004. We will use this
section to provide in depth coverage of certain cases, events and
policy developments each month. Subscriptions
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o Briefly Noted: (Mountain
View, Calif.) Search engine Google has announced that its Web index
now encompasses more than six billion items. Of these, Mountain
View, Calif.-based Google said its index consists of 4.28 billion
Web pages, 880 million images, 845 million Usenet messages and a
growing collection of book-related information pages.
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/6billion.html
(New York) Playboy announced on Wednesday that it will expand its
online distribution into France with the launch of Playboy.fr by the
end of March. The site will be launched by 1633SA, which also
publishes the French edition of Playboy magazine. The launch will
include a wireless initiative allowing cell phone owners to download
wallpaper images, still photos, video clips and wireless games.
Playboy also operates international websites in Germany, Taiwan, the
Netherlands and Brazil.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040217/cgtu063_1.html
http://www.playboy.fr
(Washington, D.C.) XM Satellite Radio, a provider of
satellite-delivered digital radio programming, said on Wednesday
that automaker Volkswagen will make XM a standard feature on its
specially-themed "Satellite Blue" Beetle, and a factory and dealer
installed option on its 2005 New Beetle and Jetta models. The
Satellite Beetle will come with a year's subscription to XM service,
in addition to CD and MP3 audio capabilities and external portable
audio jacks.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040218/dcw008_1.html
http://www.stlct.com/Press/04_Beetle/04_Beetle.html
http://www.xmradio.com
(Burbank, Calif.) TVN Entertainment, a provider of
video-on-demand programming and delivery technology to cable TV
providers, said on Wednesday that cable movie network Starz has
extended its agreement with TVN. Burbank, Calif.-based TVN will
continue to provide encoding, asset management and other services
for Starz On Demand, the company's subscription video-on-demand
service.
http://www.tvn.com
(Malibu, Calif.) Following a string of similar licensing deals
with fellow developers Sega, Taito, Namco, Midway and Activision,
toymaker Jakks Pacific announced on Wednesday that video game
developer Capcom has licensed several of its games for inclusion on
a Capcom "TV Games" product. The all-in-one video game console plugs
directly into any television and comes embedded with all game
software. Capcom titles to be featured in the TV Games product
include "1942," "Ghosts 'N Goblins," "Mega Man," "Gun Smoke" and
"Side Arms."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040218/law047_1.html
http://www.capcom.com
http://www.jakkstvgames.com
(Helsinki, Finland) Cell phone maker Nokia announced that Vivendi
Universal Games will create a version of its popular "Crash
Bandicoot" title for the N-Gage, Nokia's hybrid cell phone/handheld
video game. "Crash Nitro Kart," slated for release in the second
quarter of 2004, will support multiplayer gaming for up to four
simultaneous players via Bluetooth wireless technology.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040216/155137_1.html
http://www.vugames.com
http://www.n-gage.com
(Los Angeles) Square Enix U.S.A., the U.S. distribution arm of
the Japanese video game developer, announced on Wednesday that it
will produce an orchestral and choral performance of music from its
"Final Fantasy" game franchise at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in
Los Angeles during this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. "Final
Fantasy" series composer Nobuo Uematsu will create a score for the
two-hour performance on May 10, which will feature the Los Angeles
Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale.
http://www.square-enix-usa.com/uematsu
(Boxborough, Mass.) Broadbus, a developer of video-on-demand
server systems for cable TV providers, announced on Wednesday that
it appointed Vin Bisceglia as chairman and CEO of the company.
Previously, Bisceglia served as chairman and CEO of NEON
Communications. Massachusetts-based Broadbus' founding CEO, Jeffrey
Binder, will continue as the company's president, where he will
drive sales, marketing and business development activities.
http://www.broadbus.com
(London) According to media reports, the BBC is looking to
distribute its archive of programming on peer-to-peer services, in
part to offset the bandwidth costs it expects to come along with
great demand for the service. BBC new media director Ashley
Highfield recently said that the broadcaster is developing a "super
electronic program guide" that will allow users to program the
recording of shows via a PC, much like a digital video recorder.
Programs will also be available for download after they air. The BBC
is also reportedly in talks with bandwidth providers including BT
for the service.
http://www.newmediazero.com/lo-fi/story.asp?id=243987
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/35617.html
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> Product Manager
Top Tier Software Manufacturer, based in New York looking for
experienced Product Manager for the Princeton, NJ, Manhattan or
Lisle, IL locations. Define and manage product strategy and
requirements for mainframe Performance Management solutions.
Perform market research, competitive intelligence and analysis.
Work with Development to plan product release deliverables. 4+
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Experience with product life cycle. Send resumes to
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VP will lead highly talented development team to conceptualize,
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Local candidates preferred. Send resumes to
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Requirements include 5+ yrs experience selling enterprise
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