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o Judge: RealNetworks' Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft to Stay in San Jose
o HP, Starbucks to Offer Custom CD Creation Service in Cafes
o Report: 25% of All Cell Phones Sold in 2004 Will Have Cameras
o EU Launches $61 Million Program to Clean Up Internet
o Yahoo Teams with BT On IM Telephone Service


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o Briefly Noted: Copyright Office - webcaster recordkeeping requirements, ATI Technologies - SK Telecom, Vivendi Universal Games - Vin Diesel's Tigon Studios, Sammy Studios - "Seven Samurai 20XX," Gathering - "Mafia," "The Sims Online" - Alphaville online presidential elections

 
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o Judge Denies Microsoft Motion to Move RealNetworks' Antitrust Suit to Seattle

Seattle -- The judge presiding over RealNetworks' $1 billion antitrust suit against rival Microsoft has denied a Microsoft motion to move the trial to Seattle from San Jose, California, where RealNetworks lodged its original claim. U.S. District Court Judge James Ware said that Microsoft would not be any more inconvenienced if the trial were in California instead of Washington, even though both companies are based there. RealNetworks is thought to have filed in California partly because many of Microsoft's rivals operate in Silicon Valley, and because some employees of these firms may be called to testify. "We look forward to presenting our case to a jury in San Jose, where key third-party witnesses can give important testimony in person," said RealNetworks spokesman Greg Chimengo. In its suit, RealNetworks argues that Microsoft used its monopoly standing to influence the digital media player market in which the two companies compete. Microsoft has defended its actions, pointing to a healthy and competitive market in which Microsoft, RealNetworks and Apple's QuickTime all hold large shares.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040312/tech_microsoft_realnetworks_1.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5172621.html
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o HP, Starbucks to Offer Custom CD Creation Service in Cafes

Seattle -- PC maker HP announced on Friday that it has partnered with Starbucks to offer an in-store custom CD creation service, where patrons may choose tracks from an in-store digital music library. BusinessWeek.com reports that Starbucks will offer the service in 2,500 stores, beginning with the launch of the first "Hear Music Café" in Santa Monica, Calif. next Tuesday. The service is expected to offer a library of 250,000 songs. Starbucks also offers wireless Internet access in many of its retail locations.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040312/125118_1.html
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F664254B7
http://biz.yahoo.com/rm/040312/leisure_starbucks_music_1.html
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o Report: 25% of All Cell Phones Sold in 2004 Will Have Cameras

Norwell, Mass. -- Over 25% of all cell phones sold in 2004 will be camera phones, as unit sales reach 150 million this year, according to projections from Massachusetts-based market research firm InfoTrends Research Group. Camera phone sales are expected to reach 656 million units in 2008. The firm reports that Japan accounted for half of the world's camera phone sales in 2003. "Growth in the camera phone market creates new opportunities for many industry players, including handset vendors, wireless carriers, and digital photofinishers," said InfoTrends senior research analyst Jill Aldort. InfoTrends noted that rapid adoption of camera phones worldwide will generate an additional 29 billion digital images captured this year.
http://www.infotrends-rgi.com/home/Press/itPress/2004/3.11.04.html
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o EU Launches $61 Million Program to Clean Up Internet

Brussels -- The European Commission (EC) announced on Friday that it has earmarked 50 million euro ($61 million) for a new three-year program designed to "clean up the Internet." The EC said its main objective was to improve protection for children and minors, but added that the program would also address other illegal and/or harmful content, such as racism, violence and even ubiquitous "spam" emails. Under the program, the EC will establish hotlines for the public to report illegal Internet content and encourage self-regulation to deal with unwanted and harmful content, providing funding for the development of content-rating and filtering services. The Commission said it would also inform parents and teachers' about the tools available to protect children using mobile and broadband content, online games, peer-to-peer file transfers and all forms of real-time communications such as chat rooms and instant messages (IMs).
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H3F2213B7
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o Yahoo Teams with BT On IM Telephone Service

Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Looking for another revenue stream, Yahoo said on Thursday that it has teamed with U.K. telecommunications group BT on a new service that will allow users to make phone calls using Yahoo's instant messenger. Dubbed Yahoo Messenger with BT Communicator, the new service, which will employ the increasingly popular Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, is scheduled to launch later this year. The companies said they will share revenues evenly from the service, which will be billed to users' home phone accounts at normal toll-call rates.
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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".

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Greg Ballard - CEO, Sorrent
John Welch - Chair, IGDA Online Games SIG, VP, AtomShockwave

 

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Matt Bromberg - GM, AOL Games
Jason Rubinstein - GM, Ubi.com, Ubi Soft Entertainment
Don Ryan - Studio Manager, Microsoft's Zone.com
Scott Jensen - VP, Bus. Development, Media & Entertainment, Mforma Group
Gordon Bellamy - Executive Dir., The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Mike Cartabiano - President, Sennari Mobile
Lee Crawford - Editor, IGDA Mobile Games whitepaper
Ron DiNicola - Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Michael Dowling - VP, Business Development, Nielsen Entertainment  
Keith Ferrazzi - CEO, YaYa Media
Russell Frackman - Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
John Kilcullen - President & Publisher, Billboard Information Group
Brian Robbins - Editor, IGDA Downloadable Games whitepaper
Dan Scherlis - CEO, Etherplay
Mike Skagerlind - SVP & GM, Nickelodeon Online
Ned Sherman - Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Media Wire
Alex St. John - CEO & Co-Founder, Wild Tangent
Joseph Varet - Vice President, Groove Alliance

 

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o Briefly Noted:

(Washington) The U.S. Copyright Office has released interim recordkeeping regulations for webcasters, indicating the data they will need to submit on their playlists in order to properly compensate artists and copyright holders for music they stream online. Webcasters will be required to submit between 6-8 pieces of data for the music they stream over a two-week period during each calendar quarter. A list of the Copyright Office's recordkeeping requirements is available at the first link below; another explanation of the requirements, tailored for webcasters, was published in Radio and Internet Newsletter, available from the second link.
http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2004/69fr11515.html
http://www.kurthanson.com/archive/news/031204/index.asp

(Markham, Ontario) Chipmaker ATI Technologies announced on Friday that it has partnered with Korean wireless network operator SK Telecom to jointly develop a 3D content service platform. GIGA (Graphic Instruction Graphic Acceleration) specifications will be released to cell phone manufacturers and content developers. SK Telecom is planning to launch a 3D games service in Korea in the fourth quarter of 2004.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040312/125055_1.html 
http://www.ati.com 
http://www.sktelecom.com

(Los Angeles) Vivendi Universal Games has signed on to publish Tigon Studios' "The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay," based on the upcoming movie from Universal Pictures. Tigon was launched by actor Vin Diesel, who is also starring in the film and will lend his voice and likeness to the Xbox title. The game is being developed Sweden-based Starbreeze Studios for a June release alongside the movie's premiere.
http://www.vugames.com 
http://www.o3games.com 
http://www.tigonstudios.com

(Carlsbad, Calif.) Sammy Studios, the Japanese video game developer and majority shareholder in Sega, announced on Friday the release of its "Seven Samurai 20XX" for PlayStation 2, a game inspired by legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai."
http://www.sammystudios.com

(New York) Gathering, a publishing label of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive, announced on Friday that it has shipped the Xbox version of its title "Mafia" to retailers. The company added that an English-language version of the game will ship in the U.K. on March 26, while non-English versions will ship in Europe on April 2. Gathering has already released the PlayStation 2 version of "Mafia."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040312/125101_1.html 
http://www.godgames.com 
http://www.mafia-game.com

(San Francisco) Wired News on Friday reported on the current presidential primaries taking place in Alphaville, the largest virtual city within Electronic Arts' online game, "The Sims Online." The race has been narrowed down to two candidates running against the incumbent, "Mr.-President," who will be whittled to one during a final primary tomorrow before the general online election is held on April 10. A main issue for the election seems to be what can be done to protect "newbies" joining the game from scammers trying to con them out of "simoleans," the game's virtual currency.
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,62635,00.html
http://www.eagames.com/official/thesims/thesimsonline/us/nai/index.jsp

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