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o Apple
in U.K. Trademark Suit with Beatles' Apple Corp Record Label
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Report: Electronic Arts to Shutter Austin-Based Development Studio
Origin
o Kazaa
Partner Brilliant Digital Delisted from AMEX
o PBS
to Launch High-Definition TV Channel on March 1
o Report: Broadband
Games-on-Demand Subscribers to Hit 2 Million in 2007
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o Apple in U.K. Trademark Suit with
Beatles' Apple Corp Record Label
London -- Apple Computer went to court in England on Wednesday to
argue for its right to continue to use the "Apple" trademark in the
U.K., where the company has a past agreement with the Beatles'
record label -- also named Apple -- not to use the trademark in
connection with the music business, Reuters reported. U.K.-based
Apple Corp. says that the computer maker breached the companies'
1991 agreement with the launch of its iTunes Music Store. In court
Wednesday, Apple Computer argued first that the case should
rightfully be heard in California, and not England, and also that
its agreement with the record label includes use of the Apple name
for "data transmission services," which the company says encompasses
the music download store. The hearing on the trademark dispute is
expected to last three days.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?S41026787
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o Report:
Electronic Arts to Shutter Austin-Based Development Studio Origin
Redwood City, Calif. -- Video game developer and publisher
Electronic Arts is planning to close its Origin Systems development
studio in Austin, Texas, according to published reports. Employees
are reportedly being given the opportunity to relocate to EA's
California offices; the company is headquartered in Redwood City and
recently announced the opening of a new development studio in Los
Angeles. The company has also consolidated its Westwood and Maxis
studios into the new Los Angeles facility. Established in 1983,
Austin-based Origin is responsible for creating titles including "Ultima"
and "Wing Commander."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=dev&aid=3024
http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/news/33752.shtml
http://www.origin.ea.com
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o Kazaa Partner
Brilliant Digital Delisted from AMEX
Woodland Hills, Calif. -- Brilliant Digital Entertainment, a
developer of 3D Web advertising and operator of the Altnet paid
peer-to-peer content distribution network, announced on Wednesday
that its shares have been delisted from the American Stock Exchange
(AMEX) and will now trade on the Nasdaq's Over the Counter Bulletin
Board (OTCBB). The company's shares fell over 7% on Wednesday to
close at $0.26. Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Brilliant Digital's
offices and the home of CEO Kevin Burmeister were recently raided as
part of an Australian music industry copyright investigation of
Sharman Networks, a partner of Brilliant Digital that distributes
the Kazaa file-sharing application.
http://www.brilliantdigital.com/content.asp?skin=BDE1&ID=800
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BDEI.OB
http://www.altnet.com
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o PBS to Launch
High-Definition TV Channel on March 1
Alexandria, Va. -- PBS on Wednesday announced that its 24-hour
high-definition television (HDTV) channel, the PBS HD Channel, will
launch on March 1. The channel will be offered by the 236 local PBS
stations that have transitioned to digital broadcasting -- reaching
around 85% of U.S. households -- as well as through local digital
cable systems that have agreed to retransmit the digital signal of
their local public television station. The programming lineup for
the month of March will include high-definition versions of "Nova"
and "Great Performances," in addition to a documentary on the work
of glass artist Dale Chihuly.
http://www.pbs.org
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o Report:
Broadband Games-on-Demand Subscribers to Hit 2 Million in 2007
Dallas -- The number of U.S. broadband households subscribing to
games-on-demand services will grow to more than two million by the
end of 2007, according to a report from Dallas-based analyst firm
Parks Associates. The firm approximated that at the end of 2003
there were 100,000 U.S. broadband households subscribing to
games-on-demand services, which allow users to play games online
without having to download or purchase software for individual
games. "Although most games-on-demand services offer small-footprint
Internet games and back-catalog retail PC games, the quantity and
quality of these games are improving," said Parks Associates
research analyst Yuanzhe (Michael) Cai. "In 2004, more
facility-based broadband service providers will launch
games-on-demand services, seeking to leverage their subscriber base,
increase the stickiness of broadband services, and generate
additional service revenues."
http://www.parksassociates.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
Eric Garland - CEO, Big Champagne
Brian Garrity - Senior
Editor, Billboard Magazine
Tom Gensch - VP, Content & Distribution,
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)
David Kusek - VP, Berklee
Media, Berklee College of Music
Tim Nilson - VP, Mobile
Technology, Sony Music
Daniel Porter -
VP, Bus. Dev., Be Music / BMG Music Service
Larry Rebich - VP of
Program Acquisition & Market Dev., SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Mike Rich - Executive Director of
Programming, AOL Music
Tim Riley -
Worldwide Executive of Music, Activision
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
Jon Vlassopulos - Sr. Dir., Bus. Dev.,
AT&T Wireless Mobile Multimedia
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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
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?
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www.digitalmusicforum.com
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and technology developments impacting games and mobile
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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
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Properties and Visa-Versa"", and "Advergames: Recent Developments
& Opportunities".
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o Briefly Noted: (Los Angeles)
The Academy of Country Music announced on Wednesday a partnership
with Web portal Yahoo's Launch music site, that includes the
creation of several paid "memberships" to the Academy that will give
members special access to the Academy's Country Music Awards in May.
The premium online fan club will charge an annual fee of $15 for a
"Gold Associate Membership," giving members the opportunity to vote
on the "ACM/LAUNCH Music Video of the Year." A $60 annual "Platinum
Associate Membership" will also be offered, where the first 1,500
sign-ups will be able to purchase tickets to the awards show in May
that will be broadcast on CBS.
http://www.acmcountry.com/awards_show.htm
http://acm.launch.yahoo.com
(Washington) The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet
Association (CTIA) trade group said on Wednesday that it will host a
"Mobile Music Awards" in conjunction with its CTIA Wireless 2004
trade show in Atlanta next month. "Saturday Night Live" comedian
Darrell Hammond will host the event, which will bestow awards
including Best Technology, Best Mobile Music Game, Best Quality Ring
Tone and Best Mobile Music Artist.
http://www.ctiawireless2004.com
http://www.mobilemusicon.com
(San Francisco) The International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
on Wednesday announced nominees for its 4th annual Game Developers
Choice Awards. Nominees for game of the year included Ubisoft's
"Beyond Good & Evil" and "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time;"
Infinity Ward's "Call of Duty;" BioWare's "Star Wars: Knights of the
Old Republic" and Nintendo's "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker."
A full list of nominees in all categories is available at the link
below.
http://www.igda.org
(Los Angeles) Vivendi Universal Games said on Wednesday that it
will ship "Counter-Strike: Condition Zero" for PC to retailers on
March 23. Developed by Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software and
Turtle Rock Studios, the sequel to Valve's popular multiplayer
online title "Counter-Strike" will feature a new single-player
experience as well as enhanced features for online play.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040225/law007_1.html
http://www.valvesoftware.com
http://www.turtlerockstudios.com
http://www.cs-conditionzero.com
(Bedminster, N.J.) Verizon Wireless on Wednesday launched "Tetris
Tournament for Prizes" for subscribers to its Get It Now service.
The multiplayer wireless game tournament features Honolulu-based
Blue Lava Wireless' mobile version of the popular video game
"Tetris," combined with San Mateo, Calif.-based Atlas Mobile's
technology that creates multiplayer tournaments for mobile games
that gives players the chance to win prizes such as CDs, DVDs, movie
tickets and gift cards. Verizon will offer access to the game for
$3.99 per month.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040225/nyw021_1.html
http://www.bluelavawireless.com
http://www.atlas-mobile.com
(Santa Monica, Calif.) GameFly, provider of an online video game
mail order rental service, said on Wednesday that it will serve as
one of the sponsors for the V Games 30-city video game tournament.
Santa Monica, Calif.-based GameFly will provide free trials of
rental service both at the V Games website as well as to the
expected 30,000 participants on-site at the locations where
tournaments are being held.
http://www.gamefly.com
http://www.thevgames.com
(San Francisco) Sega of America announced that it will release "Puyo
Pop Fever" for Xbox and Nintendo GameCube in June. Sega's Sonic Team
developed the sequel in the puzzle game series.
http://www.sega.com/corporate/corporate.php?item=corporate_pr
(Austin) Aspyr Media, a developer of games for the Mac platform,
said on Wednesday that it has shipped its version of Electronic
Arts' "The Sims Makin' Magic" to retailers.
http://thesims.ea.com/us/about/makinmagic
http://www.aspyr.com/games.php/mac/simsmm
(San Francisco) CNET News.com on Wednesday reported on how
improved features in next-generation digital video recorders, such
as the ability to record more than 3 programs simultaneously and
shuttle them to multiple TVs within the home, may cement the
device's future in consumer households. Digital video recorders
currently in development, and expected to come to market within the
next 18 months, may also include features such as the ability handle
data from a home video security system, voice-over-Internet Protocol
phone capabilities and the ability to move digital photos from PCs
to televisions.
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5164465.html
(Athens, Ga.) MediaChest.com, a site that allows users to create
and post a personal library of the CDs, DVDs, books and games they
own -- with the aim of lending the actual items to friends and other
users -- on Wednesday announced its official launch. The site, which
already lists over 100,000 different items, says it will charge no
fees to users to post information or trade media with other users.
MediaChest was founded in July 2002 by Michael Edwards and Ned
Watson, and operates out of the Athens New Media Synergy Center, a
technology business incubator.
http://www.mediachest.com
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