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Second Court Rules DVD Copying Software Illegal
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Philips Fluid-based Camera Lens Functions Like Human Eye
o TiVo
Expects Profitability by End of 2006
o Ask
Jeeves to Acquire Interactive Search Holdings for $343 Million
o Online Used Book Retailer
Alibris Files for $25 Million IPO
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Briefly Noted: Microsoft -
SenseCam, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences - Interactive
Achievement Awards, Universal Music Publishing Group -
SynchExpress.com, 3 - "Today on 3" live mobile video feed,
CinemaElectric - Zingy, Hip Interactive - Arush Games - "Fear
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--New Business Analyst
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o Second Court Rules DVD Copying
Software Illegal
New York -- A second federal court has ruled that 321 Studios'
software that allows users to make copies of DVD movies violates
copyright law, and ordered the company to stop selling its DVD X
Copy application. Following a California federal court's ruling last
month that declared St. Louis-based 321's software illegal, last
night the Southern District Court of New York also ruled in favor of
the Hollywood movie studio plaintiffs, who argued that the software
facilitated piracy. The company has maintained that DVD X Copy
allows users to make back-up copies of DVDs that are within their
traditional "fair use" rights for goods they have already purchased.
While the company said on Friday that it plans to appeal the
rulings, it has recently released a new version of DVD X Copy
stripped of its ability to defeat the encryption scheme on DVD
movies -- while noting that the missing "ripper" may still be easily
found elsewhere on the Internet.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040304/cgth078_1.html
http://www.321studios.com
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o Philips
Fluid-based Camera Lens Functions Like Human Eye
Amsterdam -- Philips Electronics has introduced a new digital
camera lens design that uses the curvature created when two liquids
are manipulated by electrical currents, shaping the lens in much the
same way that the human eye functions, Reuters reported. The lens
can focus on objects far away or as close as 5 centimeters. Philips
plans to mass produce the 3 millimeter lenses for use in tiny
digital cameras, such as those used in cell phones. The company will
display the new patented technology at this month's CeBit conference
in Germany.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?J307250A7
http://www.philips.com
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o TiVo Expects
Profitability by End of 2006
San Jose, Calif. -- After adding a record 330,000 subscribers
during the most recent quarter, TiVo, a provider of digital video
recorders and related services, said on Thursday that it envisions
turning a profit by the end of 2006. The company, which currently
has more than 1.3 million subscribers, said that its growing revenue
and strong cash position will allow it to invest up to $50 million
in subscription acquisition, during the current fiscal quarter. "In
view of these record results, acceleration in the market and the
strongest cash balance we've had in three years, we believe the time
is right to take advantage of the exciting growth opportunities that
lie ahead of us," said Mike Ramsay, TiVo's chairman and CEO. As a
result, the company, which added just over 700,000 subscribers last
year, now expects that number to more than double this year, giving
it nearly 3 million subscribers by the end of January.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V27853D97
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tivo5mar05.story
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o Ask Jeeves to
Acquire Interactive Search Holdings for $343 Million
Emeryville, Calif. -- Shares of Ask Jeeves, a web search engine
provider, surged 40% on Thursday after the company announced that it
has agreed to acquire New York-based Interactive Search Holdings (ISH),
a privately held online search and media company. Terms of the deal
include $150 million in cash and 9.3 million shares of common stock
and options, for a total of $343 million, based on Ask Jeeves'
closing price on Wednesday. "This acquisition will enable us to
combine Ask Jeeves' proven strengths in user experience, search
technology and brand development with ISH's strengths in
distribution and direct marketing," said Steve Berkowitz, the CEO of
Ask Jeeves. ISH's web properties and businesses include My Way, My
Search, My Web Search, iWon, Excite and the MaxOnline advertising
network. The company processed about 700 million web searches in the
fourth quarter, according to comScore Media Metrix. This compares to
680 million searches on Ask Jeeves' sites during the same period.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040304/sfth038_1.html
http://www.interactivesearchholdings.com
http://www.ask.com
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o Online Used
Book Retailer Alibris Files for $25 Million IPO
Emeryville, Calif. -- Alibris, the operator of an online marketplace
for used and hard-to-find books, has filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for a $25 million initial public offering (IPO).
The company, which plans to trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol "ALBR,"
has not set a date for the offering. Emeryville, Calif.-based
Alibris said that it plans to use the proceeds, in part, to grow its
product supply and invest in its technology and operations
infrastructure. The company sells more than 35 million books through
a network of 5,000 independent booksellers.
http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CqevMubKbmdyZyJu2nJq
http://www.alibris.com
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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
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o Briefly Noted:
(Redmond, Wash.) Microsoft has introduced a new digital camera that
is intended to be worn around a user's neck and automatically take
up to 2,000 pictures a day, as a means of recording the daily lives
of users in a photo diary. The device responds to outside stimuli
such as changes in light and movement, and could potentially be used
as an aid to remember particular events or lost items. The SenseCam
was introduced by Microsoft Research at its annual TechFest event.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040305/microsoft_visual_diary_3.html
(Las Vegas) The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS), a
video game professional group, on Friday announced recipients of its
Interactive Achievement Awards for the year, with publisher
Activision's "Call of Duty" winning for overall Game of the Year.
Developer Electronic Arts received the most awards with a total of
eleven, followed by Ubisoft with nine -- eight of which were for its
"Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time."
http://www.interactive.org/awards
(Los Angeles) Universal Music Publishing Group, a unit of the
world's largest record label, announced on Friday the launch of
SynchExpress.com, a site that offers samples of its catalog for
music licensing professionals. The company said the new website was
created to provide easier access for music supervisors of film,
television, advertising and games at all budget levels.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040305/laf027_1.html
http://www.synchexpress.com
(London) U.K. wireless network operator 3 has launched its first
live mobile video news and entertainment channel. "Today on 3" will
offer breaking news and sports scores in addition to music videos
and film clips from providers including Sky Sports, MTV, Pete Tong,
ITN and the Barclaycard Premiership. The live feed will be free for
cell phone users, while streaming and downloadable archived clips
will be available for a fee.
http://www.three.co.uk
(Hollywood) CinemaElectric, a publisher of mobile entertainment
content, said on Friday that it will distribute its content through
New York-based Zingy. Hollywood-based CinemaElectric's downloadable
PocketCinema video clips will be available to subscribers of Zingy
partners including AT&T Wireless, Nextel, Sprint PCS, Boost Mobile,
Telcel and Cingular.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040304/lath013_1.html
http://www.zingy.com
http://www.cinemaelectric.com
(Mississauga, Ontario) Hip Interactive, a Canadian publisher of
online and mobile entertainment content, announced that it will
publish Arizona-based Arush Games' "Fear Factor: Unleashed" video
game for PC and consoles. Based on the NBC reality TV series, the
games are slated for release in the fall of 2004.
http://www.hipinteractive.com/cms/content/NR-04-03-03-FearFactor.pdf
http://www.arushgames.com
http://www.nbc.com/Fear_Factor
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