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o World Trade Organization Says U.S.
'Net Gambling Ban Violates Trade Laws
New York -- In a decision that the Bush administration has
already vowed to appeal, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has
ruled that U.S. laws prohibiting Internet gambling violate
international trade laws, The New York Times reported on Friday. The
island nations of Antigua and Bermuda originally brought the case to
the WTO, arguing that it is hypocritical of the U.S. to ban
cross-border online gambling sites based there while allowing
American casino operators to establish overseas online gambling
operations for foreign bettors. It is against the law for U.S.
citizens to gamble online, and legislators have gone so far as to
target secondary enablers like credit card companies, which are
prohibited from allowing bettors to set up accounts to cover
gambling debts. "It cannot be allowed to stand that another nation
can impose its values on the U.S. and make it a trade issue," Rep.
Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) told The Times. A representative of the
islands told The Times that, should the U.S. fail with its appeal,
Antigua and Barbuda would be within international law if they were
to then raise tariffs on American companies doing business there.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/technology/26gamble.html
http://www.wto.org
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o Bill Would
Allow Justice Dept. to File Civil Copyright Infringement Claims
Washington -- A new bill has been introduced in Congress that
would grant the U.S. Justice Dept., which currently only has the
authority to file criminal copyright infringement claims, the
additional power to bring civil copyright infringement claims
against U.S. citizens and companies. The proposed legislation from
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and ranking
member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) would allow the government to target
copyright infringers with charges that would bring only monetary
fines, rather than potential jail time and a criminal record
necessary under criminal cases. The Recording Industry Association
of America (RIAA), which has targeted hundreds of Americans with
civil copyright infringement actions for offering music for download
on the Internet, applauded the Leahy-Hatch legislation. "As the
recent announcement of the FBI's new anti-piracy warning attests,
copyright infringement is a serious crime damaging the thousands of
hardworking artists, songwriters and everyone else who help bring
music to the public," said RIAA chairman and CEO Mitch Bainwol.
"This legislation provides federal prosecutors with the flexibility
and discretion to bring copyright infringement cases that best
correspond to the nature of the crime."
http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200403/032504a.html
http://www.riaa.com
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o Sony:
PlayStation 2 to See 10-Year Lifespan; 60% of Sales Still to Come
San Jose, Calif. -- Speaking at the Game Developer's Conference
in San Jose, Calif., Sony Computer Entertainment America executive
vice president Andrew House said yesterday that Sony expects the
PlayStation 2 to experience a 10-year lifecycle, continuing to see
strong sales through 2010. Sony said in January that worldwide sales
for PlayStation 2 exceeded 70 million units, but projected on
Thursday that 60% of PlayStation 2 sales are yet to come. The
company said that the online capabilities of the PlayStation 2 --
which 10% of North American owners currently utilize -- are key to
future sales, as is the company's commitments to accessories such as
its EyeToy USB camera for the game console. Sony also provided a
glimpse into development on its PSP (PlayStation Portable) device,
which it plans to release by April 2005. Developer Backbone
Entertainment unveiled "Death Jr.," a title in development
exclusively for the PSP.
http://www.us.playstation.com/pressreleases.aspx?id=187
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o DirecTV Sells
Remaining XM Satellite Radio Stake; XM to Redeem Debt
Washington -- Satellite TV operator DirecTV announced on Friday that
it is selling its remaining 9 million shares in satellite radio firm
XM Satellite Radio in a public offering priced at $230 million. "We
really are focused on DirecTV, the U.S. satellite service," a
DirecTV spokesman told Reuters. "We (do not) see our equity in XM as
being a strategic asset any longer, (and) in a strong market we took
advantage of the opportunity to sell our remaining shares."
Separately, Washington-based XM said on Friday that it plans to
redeem $50 million in additional debt, using proceeds from its
January equity offering. The move comes just weeks after XM
eliminated an additional $135 million in debt.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/040326/media_xmradio_2.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040326/dcf005_1.html
http://www.directv.com
http://www.xmradio.com
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o Mobile
Entertainment Publisher Dwango Raises $2.3 Million
Seattle -- Mobile entertainment publisher Dwango North America
announced on Friday that it has raised $2.3 million in a financing
round led by Alexandra Global Master Fund. Seattle-based Dwango
publishes mobile games, ringtones and other entertainment services,
and holds technology and content licenses from its Japanese
counterpart, Dwango Co. Ltd. The company will use the funds for
general corporate purposes and for license acquisitions related to
consumer and media brands.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040326/265122_1.html
http://www.dwango.com
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o Game
Developers Recognize Best Video Games With Awards Ceremony
San Jose, Calif. -- The International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
on Friday announced winners of its 4th annual Game Developers Choice
Awards, with the award for game of the year going to BioWare Corp.'s
"Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic." Additional awards in the
peer-judged competition were bestowed upon developer Infinity Ward,
which won Rookie Studio of the Year for its "Call of Duty," as well
as Ubisoft, whose developers were recognized for both Excellence in
Game Design and Game Programming for their "Prince of Persia: The
Sands of Time." The IGDA also bestowed its Lifetime Achievement
Award on Mark Cerny, for work on titles including "Marble Madness,"
and the "Crash Bandicoot" and "Ratchet & Clank" series. A full list
of nominees and winners is available at the link below.
http://www.igda.org/awards
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Creative Artists Agency (CAA), The Endeavor Agency, Mythic
Entertainment and Digital Bridges participated in a series of
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Properties and Visa-Versa"", and "Advergames: Recent Developments
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John Welch - Chair, IGDA Online Games SIG,
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Matthew Bellows - VP, Mobile
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Matt Bromberg - GM, AOL Games
Gordon Bellamy - former
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Mike Cartabiano - President, Sennari Mobile
Greg Costikyan -
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Lee Crawford - Editor, IGDA Mobile Games whitepaper
Ron DiNicola - Partner,
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Michael Dowling -
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Andrew Elliott - Head of Bus.
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Keith Ferrazzi - CEO, YaYa Media
Mark Friedler - CEO,
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Todd Herman -
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Mark Jacobstein
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Paul Jensen - VP,
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Scott Jensen - VP, Bus. Development, Media & Entertainment,
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John Kilcullen - President & Publisher,
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Garry Kitchen -
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Joseph Laszlo - Senior Analyst, Broadband & Wireless,
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Matt Railo - Partner, IP & Technology, Mitchell Silberberg
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Brian Robbins - Editor, IGDA Downloadable Games whitepaper
Jason Rubinstein
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Don Ryan - Studio Manager, Microsoft's Zone.com
Mika Salmi,
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Dan Scherlis - CEO, Etherplay
Mike Skagerlind -
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o Briefly Noted: (Aliso Viejo,
Calif.) BuyMusic.com, a digital song download store, will be folded
into the larger Buy.com retail website in the next several days,
according to a note from the company. Buy.com founder Scott Blum
launched the site, which offers a catalog of 300,000 songs, in July
2003 to compete with services like Apple's iTunes Store and the new
Napster.
http://www.buymusic.com
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Graphics chipmaker Nvidia said on Friday
that it has partnered with HI Corporation, a Japanese provider of 3D
software and games for mobile devices, to develop tools for game
developers to create 3D games for cell phones. Nvidia will port HI
Corporation's Mascot Capsule Micro3D Platform on its newly announced
GoForce chip technology, which will help developers create mobile
versions of PC and console game titles.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040326/sff015_1.html
http://www.hicorp.co.jp
http://www.nvidia.com
(Atlanta) Gracenote, a provider of online CD and music file
recognition services, announced this week that PacketVideo will
integrate the company's music management services into the embedded
multimedia software it provides for cell phones. The companies said
the deal is designed to take advantage of the growing number of cell
phones offering digital music playback and download services.
http://www.gracenote.com/corporate/press/article.html/date=2004032200
http://www.packetvideo.com
(Phoenix) Quiet Tiger, a company that markets SunnComm's CD
copy-protection technology, announced on Friday that Tennessee-based
CD replicator Music City Optical Media and independent record label
Six Degrees Records have licensed SunnComm's technology. The
software, embedded on commercial CDs, helps prevent songs from being
uploaded to the Internet while providing alternate digital versions
playable on PCs and portable digital devices.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040326/265042_1.html
http://www.sixdegreesrecords.com
http://www.sunncomm.com
(Beverly, Mass.) Game publisher Atari on Friday shipped its
"Trivial Pursuit Unhinged" title for PlayStation 2 and Xbox to
retailers. Developed by Canada-based Artech Studios, the game
features celebrity hosts including Terry Bradshaw, Brooke Burke,
John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, John Ratzenberger and Bill Nye "The
Science Guy."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040326/265087_1.html
http://www.artech.ca
(Sunnyvale, Calif.) Video game developer Capcom said this week
that it will create wireless versions of a number of its classic
titles for Qualcomm's BREW platform for cell phones. The company
will release its first slate of wireless titles -- "Mega Man,"
"1942," "Commando" and "Ghosts N Goblins" -- this spring.
http://www.capcom.com
(Helsinki) Cell phone maker Nokia on Friday announced winners of
its game development contest for the N-Game hybrid cell
phone/handheld video game deck. The "ConnectCoder N-Gage Game
Battle" awarded first prize of $18,000 to Game Design Systems for
its "Countdown" game that makes players the Secretary-General of the
United Nations, with the goal of saving Earth from destruction.
Second prize went to developer InstantCom for its "Undercover
Agents," while the third prize was awarded to Sixela Productions for
its "Rainbow Jek."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040326/265129_1.html
http://www.n-gage.com
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