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o Snocap Signs Major Label EMI to Legal Peer-to-Peer Song-Swap Database
o Bans on Violent Game Sales to Minors Fail in California, Advance in Illinois
o EchoStar Sues TiVo, Humax for Infringing Digital Video Recorder Patents
o Yahoo Launches Video Search Feature, Adds Content Providers
o Survey: Majority of Parents Limits Kids' Access to Mature Video Games
o Australia's SkyNetGlobal Acquires U.K.-Based Home Media Networks

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o Briefly Noted: Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox, Loudeye - CD WOW, Verizon Wireless - Nick Mobile, Major League Baseball - Nationals.TV, Heavy.com - Sony PSP, Electronic Arts - Vincent Lecavalier, SNK Playmore - E3, Sony Online Entertainment - "EverQuest II" packs, 2K Games - "Shattered Union," China - music piracy, "Broadcast flag" - electronics makers
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o Snocap Signs Major Label EMI to Legal Peer-to-Peer Song-Swap Database

San Francisco -- Snocap, the provider of song identification and copyright management on peer-to-peer networks founded by Napster creator Shawn Fanning, announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement major record label EMI Music. Under the deal, EMI will register its songs in the Snocap database, which will then serve as a rights clearance service for legal peer-to-peer file-sharing networks and other digital retailers. "This sends a signal to music industry critics who claim we are technophobic," said EMI chairman and CEO David Munns. "If anything, we are embracing technologies like Snocap, which allow the P2P community to share music legally. It's a big step forward for fans, artists and copyright owners." Fellow major labels Universal Music and Sony BMG have already signed agreements with Snocap, which will provide songs to services like Mashboxx -- a peer-to-peer start-up created by former Grokster head Wayne Rosso slated to launch later this month.
http://www.emigroup.com 
http://www.mashboxx.com 
http://www.snocap.com 
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o Bans on Violent Game Sales to Minors Fail in California, Advance in Illinois

Los Angeles -- A bill that would have fined retailers for selling M-rated video games to minors has failed in the California State Assembly, while a similar bill has passed in the Illinois state Senate's Housing and Community Affairs Committee. "It is evident that most of the committee members recognized the obvious flaw with the legislation -- that it is wholly unconstitutional," said Marie Sylla, director of government relations for the Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association, in commenting on the California state bill. The approval of the Safe Games Illinois Act, which would empower the state to create its own game ratings system, will now move on to a vote in the full Illinois state Senate. State Sen. Deanna Demuzio (D) told CNET News.com that the bill will not come to a vote until the state clarifies how it plans to arrive on its ratings, and determines fines for retailers who sell objectionable games to minors. Court challenges to similar laws have consistently resulted in their being overturned on First Amendment free speech grounds.
http://www.iema.org/news/2005/05-04-05.htm 
http://tinyurl.com/dvq64 
http://www.iema.org 
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o EchoStar Sues TiVo, Humax for Infringing Digital Video Recorder Patents

Littleton, Colo. -- EchoStar Communications, which operates the DISH Network satellite TV service, has filed patent infringement claims against TiVo and Humax, two makers of digital video recorders that let viewers pause and record live TV. The suit comes after TiVo filed its own lawsuit against EchoStar in early 2004, claiming the company is infringing on its digital video recording patent; that case is headed for jury selection on Oct. 4. Littleton, Colorado-based EchoStar's suit, filed on April 29 in a Texas District Court, alleges that TiVo and Humax are infringing on four of its patents.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050505/55159.html 
http://www.echostar.com 
http://www.tivo.com 
http://www.humaxdigital.com 
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o Yahoo Launches Video Search Feature, Adds Content Providers

Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Yahoo on Thursday officially launched its free Video Search feature, concluding a beta test that began in December, and announced the addition of new content from Buena Vista Pictures, CBS News, MTV, Reuters, Scripps Networks and others. The service indexes streaming and downloadable video content available on the Internet, allowing users to locate clips containing keywords they enter into the search engine. In addition to content from outside providers, the Video Search includes movie trailers from Yahoo Movies and music videos from Yahoo Music. Meanwhile, rival Google's video search service is still undergoing beta testing, which began in January.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050505/55529.html 
http://tinyurl.com/ajrk4 
http://video.search.yahoo.com 
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o Survey: Majority of Parents Limits Kids' Access to Mature Video Games

New York -- A survey of parents with children ages 3-17 found that 78% overall said they are aware of the video game industry's ratings system, and 53% "never" let their kids play video games rated "M" for mature language, violence or sexual content. Commissioned by the industry's own Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) and conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, the survey of 500 parents also found that 70% check the ratings before buying games for their kids, even though 37% said they "sometimes allow" their kids to play M-rated games; 54% of parents said they additionally check the content descriptors on game packaging for details on why each game is given its particular rating, in making their decisions on whether to buy a game. "We believe that the increase in awareness and resulting use of the content descriptors is directly related to the more prominent display of content descriptors on game packaging since 2003, and to the power and broad exposure of a new consumer education campaign launched by the ESRB illustrating both parts of the rating system in PSA advertisements, retail signage and print circulars," said ESRB president Patricia Vance.
http://www.theesa.com 
http://www.esrb.com 
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o Australia's SkyNetGlobal Acquires U.K.-Based Home Media Networks

Edinburgh, Scotland -- Home Media Networks, a developer of home media center software under the ShowShifter brand, announced on Thursday that it has been acquired by Australia's SkyNetGlobal, a provider of wireless broadband access and home networking systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Scotland-based Home Media Networks' software lets users play and record TV, and play CDs, DVDs and MP3 files from a single interface for all home entertainment devices; the company said the ShowShifter application now counts over 1 million users. "Combining our software with SkyNetGlobal's home automation hardware takes us another step closer to our original vision for ShowShifter -- a one-stop-shop for all your digital entertainment, wherever you are in the home," said Home Media Networks chief technical officer Colin Tinto.
http://www.skynetglobal.com.au/Skynet/newsroom.aspx?id=45
http://www.showshifter.com 

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o Briefly Noted:

(Irvine, Calif.) PC maker Gateway on Thursday introduced the Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox, a 6GB digital music player with a color display capable of storing up to 1,500 songs, or 2,000 digital pictures. About the size of a deck of cards, the player features a replaceable rechargeable battery and supports Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 and the Napster To Go service -- which allows subscribers to download unlimited songs to the device for $14.95 per month. Gateway will sell the $249 MP3 Photo Jukebox from its website and at electronics retailers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050505/lath015.html

(London) Loudeye, a provider of branded digital music download stores and other digital media services, said on Thursday that it has built a digital song download store for CD WOW, a U.K.-based retailer of CDs, DVDs and other media. The site will offer downloads alongside CDs listed for sale, and tracks purchased will be playable on portable devices supporting Microsoft's digital rights management technology.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050505/sfth022.html 
http://www.loudeye.com 
http://www.cd-wow.com

(Bedminster, N.J.) Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced the launch of Nick Mobile, a cell phone TV channel featuring content from Viacom's Nickelodeon children's cable TV network. Music videos from Nickelodeon characters on "Dora the Explorer," "Blue's Clues" and others will initially be offered on Verizon's V CAST mobile video service, with Nickelodeon TV programs set to be offered beginning this summer.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050505/nyth124.html 
http://www.nickelodeon.com 
http://www.getvcast.com

(New York) Major League Baseball Advanced Media said on Thursday that it has suspended its Nationals.TV service, which promised live in-market video webcasts of Washington Nationals games. The league cited a potential conflict from a deal announced last week, that will see Nationals games broadcast by DirecTV on the MidAtlantic Sports Network. MLBAM said the Nationals.TV service has been suspended "until further notice," while it examines whether the games will have to be blacked out within the home market.
http://www.mlb.com 
http://www.nationals.tv

(New York) Heavy.com, a broadband entertainment network targeting 18-34 year-old men with an audience of 5 million monthly viewers, announced on Thursday that Sony will offer thousands of hours of Heavy.com content as free downloads for its PSP handheld game console. Included will be Heavy's action sports series "Blisster," as well as programs like "Behind the Music that Sucks" and "Pimp My Weapon."
http://www.heavy.com 
http://psp.connect.com

(Redwood City, Calif.) Electronic Arts announced on Thursday that it has signed Vincent Lecavalier, All-Star center for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, to serve as the cover athlete and spokesman for EA's "NHL 06" game. Despite the lack of an actual 2005-06 NHL hockey season -- due to failed contract negotiations between players and the league -- EA Canada developed the title for release on PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and the PC in the fall.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050505/55302.html 
http://info.ea.com

(Wall, N.J.) Japanese video game publisher SNK Playmore on Thursday announced the slate of upcoming titles it will display at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles later this month. The company will preview eight titles set for release for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Game Boy Advance: "The King of Fighters: Neowave"; "Samurai Showdown V"; "The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout"; "KOF: Maximum Impact - Maniax"; "Metal Slug 4/5"; and "King of Fighters 2002/2003."
http://www.snkplaymoreusa.com

(San Diego) Sony Online Entertainment has announced plans to release "EverQuest II Desert of Flames," the first expansion pack for its massively multiplayer online roleplaying game, on Sept. 12. The company also said it will release the second adventure pack for the game, "EverQuest II The Splitpaw Saga," on June 28. Both additions will be on display later this month at the E3 Expo.
http://www.desertofflames.com 
http://www.splitpawsaga.com

(New York) 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive, said on Thursday that it plans to release "Shattered Union" for consoles and PC in the fall of 2005. The title is the latest from Take-Two's PopTop Software studio, which also created the "Railroad Tycoon" and "Tropico" series.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050505/55200.html 
http://www.poptop.com 
http://www.2kgames.com

(Beijing) USA Today on Thursday reported on the rampant state of music piracy in China, where pirated CDs regularly sell alongside authentic copies at legitimate music retailers and most artists don't expect to receive any profits from album sales. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) estimates that 95% of music sales in China are derived from pirated CDs.
http://tinyurl.com/8atv2

(San Francisco) PC World Magazine recently published an article examining how electronics manufacturers are implementing the "broadcast flag," which by federal mandate in July must be included in all devices so that networks can block recording of video content if so desired. Dennis Wharton, senior vice president of communications for the National Association of Broadcasters, said broadcasters are likely to begin transmitting "flagged" content in July. "The networks have a long-standing interest in protecting programming from mass distribution on the Internet," Wharton told PC World. Devices that must adhere to usage rules contained in the flags include DVD recorders, digital video recorders, PCs and HDTV sets.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120654,00.asp 

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> NPR Shop Operations Analyst, NPR Online

Maintain merchandising and operations of NPR Shop website; executes, analyzes marketing efforts; creates NPR Shop homepage standards; inventory management/analysis; builds merchandising reports. BA, MBA preferred, 1 yr e-commerce exp. and consumer goods marketing; relational database/business intelligence software; 2 yrs Javascript, CSS, Macromedia Suite, HTML, Photoshop. Strong analytical, interpersonal, problem solving skills. Exp. w/traditional retail operations; and exp. w/IBM WebSphere platform or comparable commerce operating system.  Contact employment@npr.org, reference #DMW1159.
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> Senior Product Manager - Reston, VA

IPIX Corp, the premium provider of immersive imaging products for government and commercial applications is in search of a Senior Product Manager. Position requires 5 plus years of product management experience. An MBA with knowledge of immersive technologies, high-resolution digital video or smart camera technology a plus. Send resumes to humanresources@ipix.com
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> XML, RSS, Prism - Evolving Standards in the Information Industry

The digital content industry has been helped and hindered by standards for decades and they have proliferated to span the entire content value chain. The list now includes XML and XMP for data & metadata; NewsML and NITF for formatting, and RSS and Atom for distribution to name a few. Moderated panelists discuss on April 28, 11:30 - 1:30. For more info, contact blake@siia.net or go to http://www.siia.net/events/prereg.asp?eventid=443
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> Video Games Producer, MTV.com

Video Games Producer serves as production team lead for MTV.com's video games area & editorial coverage. Responsible for seamless execution & creative vision for area, including design, editorial & video production, wireframes, func. specs, production sched, resource alloctn, must have 4-8 years of exp building web content for major brands and/or video games content. Ideal: knows MS Visio, HTML editing tools (Homesite) & strong affinity to MTV brand (on-air and online), pc and console, gaming culture.  Contact careers@mtv.com
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> Director - Product Marketing, Visa USA - Foster City, CA

As a Director, the candidate will supervise staff at the Senior Marketing Manager level who have day-to-day responsibility for specific promotional programs for Visa Card usage, and he/she will have overall program and budget accountability. College degree and 10-15 years of marketing exp., including promotions and co-marketing experience. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator, creative as well as strategic thinker, flexible, resourceful, good at setting priorities and managing complexity, a good decision-maker.  Submit your resume online: http://usa.visa.com/about_visa/careers/jobsearch/USA_6432.html
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> Online Marketing Manager - NYC

Develop and manage the execution of Internet marketing campaigns to acquire new registered users for our media properties and grow online revenues and profits, develop and execute web acquisition campaigns including email, banner, newsletter and other emerging online media tools. 2-5 years exp. in online sales and marketing, Knowledge of performance based marketing and email marketing. Excellent copywriting skills and creativity. Strong quantitative /analytical skills to analyze campaign data and provide implications, recommendations and testing plan; solid understanding of Excel required. BS/BA required. Email your resume as a word document to richardb@silvercarrot.com
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> Web Designer/E-Advocate - Alexandria, VA

National non-profit highway safety group seeks Web Designer/Manager of E- advocacy in Alexandria, VA. Experience (3-4 yrs) online journalism or designing and developing websites required. Bachelor's degree preferred. Competitive salary and benefits package including 401k. Email resume to: hiring@go21.org
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> Marketing Manager Software Company

We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, flexible person who is upbeat by nature and views themselves as outgoing, yet with a strong eye for detail. Our company works with nationally known partners and is a great small company environment for the right person. Excellent Microsoft Officer skills are a must; HTML skills also required; ability to create HTML marketing materials; excellent written skills; skills in Photoshop and Front Page and other related products, a plus. This job will allow the right candidate to create, monitor and analyze their own marketing campaigns, and manage product strategy and support. We are located near Porter Square T stop. Excellent salary and medical benefits. Please email Carol@kmt.com
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> Outside Sales Manager - Digital Distribution of PC Games

Outside sales for Trymedia, the world's largest digital distribution provider of PC games and DRM technology. Increase distribution of digital PC game catalog, technology, and services to large web sites, portals, ISPs, online networks, and cable providers. Manage entire sales cycle for warm and cold leads. Light travel. Experience: 2 years Internet sales creating affiliate networks. Selling content aggregation and fully managed services in digital media. Strong Rolodex. Email salesjobs@trymedia.com
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> Software Engineer

We are seeking a highly motivated Java software engineer with 3 plus years of programming experience to work in a closely-knit team environment. This engineer will be expected to quickly acclimate to the dynamic environment and be able to take ownership of software development efforts and deliver them within specified time frames. Candidate must possess a positive attitude and be comfortable functioning in a multi-tasking environment. Send resumes to careers@unanet.com
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> Account Executive/Senior Account Executive - Stamford, CT

Environics Communications has an exciting opportunity for a public relations Account Executive / Senior Account Executive with two to six years of experience in an agency or corporate environment. This is a generalist position, though healthcare, technology and corporate communications experience are highly desirable. In addition to demonstrated exceptional media relations skills, the ideal candidate will know how to manage client relationships and work in a fast-paced environment. Visit us at http://www.environicspr.com Send resumes to communicate@environics-usa.com
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> Director Of Marketing

Our client, a very exciting and well funded start-up is looking for a Director of Marketing to develop segmentation and acquisition strategies, work with product development to enhance product offering, define the brand promise, develop strategy to improve the customer experience, and analyze marketing results. Candidate must have 8-10 years of direct marketing experience. Product development and/or brand marketing experience is helpful. If you're interested, please send resume to resumes@hartleyhickey.com.
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> 3rd Annual Homeland Security Contracting Forum - May 5-6, 2005

5 Top DHS and DOE CIO's and other insiders confirmed include: Steve Cooper, CIO, Dept. of Homeland Security; Charles Armstrong, CIO, Border Security, DHS; Scott Hastings, CIO, The US-VISIT Program, (which awarded a contract worth up to $10 billion to Accenture), DHS and others. Panel Topics include: DHS Contracting Opportunities, Next Generation Homeland Security and DOD Technologies: Small-Medium Sized Business Opportunities, Homeland Security Contract and Grant Winners: How Your Firm Can Secure DHS Business and more. May 5-6, 2005. Hyatt Crystal City, Arlington VA. For more info or to register visit - http://www.potomactechwire.com/homelandconference2005.html
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> Strategic Communications Group Offers Blog Relations Counsel

Enter the Blogosphere prepared - Enhance your sales and marketing programs. Take advantage of blog relations and blog technology at its forefront. As blogging matures and becomes a prevailing force in communications, allow Strategic Communications Group to assist you in meeting your sales, profitability and corporate valuation goals. Contact us for a free white paper. Send inquiries to info@gotostrategic.com or call 301.408.4500. Visit http://www.gotostrategic.com/blogptw.html  for more info.
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> iPath Technologies, Inc. Adds Juniper Netscreen Training to Curriculum

iPath Technologies, Inc., has added a new offering to its Juniper networking courses entitled Implementing Netscreen Security Gateways. INSG is valuable to network engineers, support personnel, resellers, and others who implement NetScreen products. For the latest course dates and locations, please visit http://www.ipath.net For information contact training@ipath.net
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