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Bronfman Group Seals $2.6 Billion Warner Music Buy; Hilfiger Invests
$25M
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Appeals Court Rules DeCSS Code Free Speech in Trade Secret Case
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Disney Licenses Acacia Research Patent on Streaming Media
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Rockstar Games Sets October Release for "Grand Theft Auto: San
Andreas"
o Search Engine Contextual Ad
Developer Quigo Raises $5 Million
o Disney Mobile to Offer Content
to Vodafone Subscribers in 14 Countries
o Digital Camera Sensor Maker IC
Media Raises $22.5 Million
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Briefly Noted: Sony Computer
Entertainment Europe - 2004 Athens Olympics game, Majesco -
Nickelodeon, Fandango - "Passion" advance sales, Mforma - CBS
SportsLine.com, Nokia - Hudson Soft, DivXNetworks, News sites - user
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o Bronfman Group Seals $2.6 Billion
Warner Music Buy; Hilfiger Invests $25M
New York -- Time Warner announced on Monday that it has completed
the sale of its Warner Music Group record label division to an
investor group led by Thomas H. Lee Partners, Edgar Bronfman, Jr.'s
Music Capital Partners, Bain Capital and Providence Equity Partners,
for $2.6 billion in cash. Under the terms, Time Warner retains the
right to buy up to 19.9% of the company under certain circumstances.
"Over the past several weeks, members of the investor group and I
have been working very closely with WMG's senior management, and we
intend to move quickly to implement a strategy that will enable the
company not only to meet the challenges of the current environment,
but also to take full advantage of future opportunities," said Edgar
Bronfman, Jr., the new chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group.
Sources told The Los Angeles Times that Bronfman plans to lay off
20% of Warner Music Group's 5,300 employees in a restructuring aimed
at saving the company an annual $200 million. Also, The New York
Post reported on Monday that clothing retailer Tommy Hilfiger has
invested $25 million in the new company.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040301/15702_1.html
http://www.latimes.com/business/cl-et-leeds1mar01,1,3752802.story
http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/040301/15/3if52.html
http://www.wmg.com
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o Appeals Court
Rules DeCSS Code Free Speech in Trade Secret Case
San Jose, Calif. -- A California appeals court has overturned a
1999 ruling that banned publication of computer code that can crack
the encryption security on DVD movies, saying that the ruling was
unconstitutional in that it violated First Amendment free speech
protections. California's Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on
Friday that the DVD Copy Control Association's CSS code was in fact
no longer a "trade secret" -- as it was commonly available on the
Internet -- when defendant Andrew Bunner published the DeCSS code
that may be used to defeat it online. The case deals with a specific
instance of publication and California's trade secret laws, and does
not make it legal to publish DeCSS online. "The Court of Appeals
correctly recognized the obvious conclusion that information that is
in the public domain and that has been republished for years around
the world can't be a trade secret," said Bunner's attorney, Richard
Wiebe.
http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/DVDCCA_case/20040227_eff_pr.php
http://news.com.com/2100-1026-5166887.html
http://www.dvdcca.org
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o Disney
Licenses Acacia Research Patent on Streaming Media
Newport Beach, Calif. -- Acacia Research, a company claiming to
hold a patent that covers basic streaming media technology,
announced last week that it has entered into a license agreement
with Disney Enterprises, for use of its "Digital Media Transmission"
technology on Disney, ESPN and ABC News websites. Many experts have
doubted Acacia's patent claim on technology commonly used to deliver
audio and video on the Internet, but a growing number of companies
have licensed the technology rather than battle the company in
court. Although Newport Beach, Calif.-based Acacia has mainly
targeted smaller webcasters and adult entertainment providers with
their licensing activities, the company said it has now entered into
116 license agreements for its technology with companies in the
hotel in-room entertainment, e-learning, and online music, movie,
sports, news, information and adult entertainment industries. These
other licensees include Radio Free Virgin, LodgeNet and Vivid
Entertainment.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040226/265278_1.html
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3318751
http://www.acaciaresearch.com
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o Rockstar
Games Sets October Release for "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"
New York -- Rockstar Games, the video game publishing unit of
Take-Two Interactive responsible for the "Grand Theft Auto"
franchise, announced on Monday that it will release the next game in
the series, "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" for PlayStation 2, on
Oct. 19 in North America and Oct. 22 in Europe. New York-based
Rockstar said that over 30 million units of the Grand Theft Auto
franchise have been shipped to date, including over 11.5 million
units of "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" and over 10.5 million units
of "Grand Theft Auto 3." The games have also been a continuous
source of controversy for their violence, prompting an outright ban
in Australia, protests over the treatment of Haitians within the
game, and impetus for U.S. lawmakers in several states to attempt to
impose penalties on the sales of such games to minors.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040301/15419_1.html
http://www.take2games.com
http://www.rockstargames.com
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o Search Engine
Contextual Ad Developer Quigo Raises $5 Million
New York -- Quigo Technologies, a developer of search engine
marketing technologies including contextual advertising solutions,
announced on Monday that it has raised $5 million in its first round
of funding, from Highland Capital Partners. In connection with the
funding, Lycos founder Bob Davis, now with Highland Capital, will
take a seat on Quigo's board of directors. New York-based Quigo's
products AdSonar and FeedPoint are used by partners including
Overture Services and AltaVista to provide publishers and
advertisers with more precise methods of targeting consumers with
the ads they place on Internet search engines. The company will use
the funds to support growth and the continued research and
development of its search and contextual advertising technologies.
http://www.quigo.com/press030104.htm
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o Disney Mobile
to Offer Content to Vodafone Subscribers in 14 Countries N
orth Hollywood, Calif. -- Walt Disney Internet Group on Monday
announced an agreement with wireless network operator Vodafone, to
provide Disney Mobile services to Vodafone customers in 14
international markets. Disney-branded content -- based on both
live-action and animated properties -- including logos, wallpapers,
animated wallpapers and mobile games will now be available to
Vodafone subscribers in Australia; Egypt; Germany; Greece; Hungary;
Ireland; Italy; Malta; The Netherlands; New Zealand; Portugal;
Spain; Sweden and Switzerland.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040301/15240_1.html
http://www.vodafone.com
http://disney.go.com/disneymobile
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Camera Sensor Maker IC Media Raises $22.5 Million
Santa Clara, Calif. -- IC Media, a manufacturer of digital camera
sensors used in mobile phones, announced on Monday that it has
raised $22.5 million in its third round of venture capital
financing, led by UMC Capital. In addition to cell phones, Santa
Clara, Calif.-based IC Media's CMOS digital sensors are also used in
digital still cameras, PC cameras, digital camcorders, toys,
surveillance systems, environmental monitors and applications for
the automotive, medical and industrial markets. The company will use
the funds to accelerate its production process, as well as for
general corporate purposes.
http://www.ic-media.com
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o Briefly Noted:
(London) Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) on Monday
announced a licensing agreement with International Sports Multimedia
(ISM), exclusive licensee of the International Olympic Committee
(IOC), to create a game based on the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
U.K.-based developer Eurocom will recreate the seven actual Olympic
venues in Athens for the title, which will be released for
PlayStation 2 in July just prior to the launch of the Olympics in
August.
http://www.eurodltd.co.uk
(Edison, N.J.) Video game developer Majesco announced on Monday an
agreement with children's cable TV network Nickelodeon, to
distribute its TV series with Majesco's accessory for Nintendo Game
Boy Advance that allows users to view video on the handheld gaming
device. New Jersey-based Majesco said that its accessory, which
enables viewing of up to 45 minutes of video content embedded on a
game cartridge, will be released later this year. The Nickelodeon
deal includes episodes of programs including "SpongeBob SquarePants,"
"Jimmy Neutron" and "The Fairly OddParents."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040301/15310_1.html
http://www.majescogames.com
http://www.nick.com
http://www.gba-video.com
(Hollywood) Fandango, a provider of online advance movie ticket
sales, said on Monday that the company accounted for an estimated
$8.8 million of the $117.5 million five-day opening weekend box
office for "The Passion of The Christ," or nearly 8% of the film's
ticket sales. Hollywood-based Fandango said that the only film to
achieve greater advance sales through its service was "The Lord of
the Rings: The Return of the King."
http://www.fandango.com
(Santa Monica, Calif.) Mforma, a publisher and distributor of mobile
entertainment content, said on Monday that it has partnered with CBS
SportsLine.com to create mobile sports products for wireless
subscribers. Santa Monica, Calif.-based Mforma will create 18
arcade-style games for sports including baseball, track & field,
golf, boxing, football, basketball and hockey; wireless versions of
SportsLine.com's online fantasy sports products; and a subscription
content product that will offer breaking news, scores and
statistics.
http://www.sportsline.com
http://www.mforma.com
(Helsinki) Nokia announced on Monday that Japanese game developer
Hudson Soft will publish a version of its "Bomberman" title for
Nokia's N-Gage hybrid cell phone/handheld video game in the second
quarter of 2004. The original version of the title, released in 1985
for NES, has sold over one million units worldwide.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040301/295122_1.html
http://www.hudsonsoft.net/ww/index.html
http://www.n-gage.com
(Guildford, U.K.) DivXNetworks, a provider of video compression
technologies, announced that it has opened a European sales and
marketing office in Guildford, England. The company's key product is
the DivX video codec, a video compression technology with an
estimated 100 million users worldwide.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Q4C724297
http://www.divxnetworks.com
(San Francisco) Wired News on Monday reported on what is becoming an
industry standard practice for news websites, of asking users for
basic demographic information to pass on to advertisers in exchange
for free access to their websites. Sites for publications including
The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and The
Washington Post require users to complete an online form before they
may access articles. Users are asked to provide as little as their
zip code, gender and birth date, or in some cases more detailed
information such as household income.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,62467,00.html
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