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o Second Court Rules DVD Copying Software Illegal
o 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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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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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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The Association of International Product Marketing and Management presents a remarkable opportunity on March 21-23 to expand your skills and knowledge plus receive career enhancing certification. This show-how event will cover value proposition creation, best practices, launch, product life-cycle strategies, market and competitive assessment, financial acumen, product positioning, cross-functional teams and features Guy Kawasaki of Garage Technology Ventures as keynote speaker. Info: conference2004@aipmm.com  http://www.aipmm.com/html/pmec/conf_home.php
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