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o House Judiciary Passes Bill Criminalizing Voyeur Camera Phone Photos
o Sony to Add Video Capabilities to Vaio Pocket Music Player
o Reuters Sells Yankee Group to Private Equity Consortium
o Music Choice Sues AOL Over Trademark for Cable TV Music Service
o Irish ISP Eircom Net Launches Digital Song Store

 > DMW Announcements:
 --Washington Digital Media Conference - June 18, 2004
 
 > Featured Advertisement:
 --PricewaterhouseCoopers' Entertainment and Media Outlook
 --Digital Media Law Report - Volume 3 - March/April
 

o Briefly Noted: Yahoo - 100MB email - CNN.com, Canadian Recording Industry Association - The Tragically Hip - new piracy data, Video game publishers - minitransactions, Warner Music U.K. - Interoute

 
> Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds:
--Internet Marketing Manager
--2-Day Workshop:"Developing Successful Products" Philadelphia-May 26-27
--Account Manager: Technology Communications
--Director of Marketing & Communications - D.C.
--Communications and Writing Services for Early-Stage Cos.
--IT Perm and Contract Placement Services
--HireStrategy - Treasury Manager
--Account Executive
--Regional Manager, Business Development
--Director Business Development (DBD)
--Advanced Selling for High Tech Professionals
--Supplier Diversity Summit at SUPERCOMM 2004, June 21, Chicago, IL
 


o House Judiciary Passes Bill Criminalizing Voyeur Camera Phone Photos

Washington -- The U.S. House Judiciary Committee this week approved a bill that would prohibit taking voyeuristic photos with camera phones and other devices in locker rooms and other places where there exists a reasonable expectation of privacy. The Video Voyeurism Prevention Act, which was introduced in light of a growing number of reports of people using their camera phones to take "upskirt" pictures of unassuming women and men at the gym and other locations, also passed in the Senate in September 2003. If convicted under the proposed legislation, violators would face up to a year in prison.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:s.1301
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V33D12D48 
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o Sony to Add Video Capabilities to Vaio Pocket Music Player

Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium -- Sony said on Friday that it plans to launch a version of its new Vaio Pocket "iPod killer" digital music player that supports video playback and can beam video to a TV, Reuters reported. The Vaio Pocket audio version is slated to launch in Japan next month. "Vaio pocket will be launched in Europe within this year," Keiji Kimura, chief of Sony's Vaio computer and mobile products, told Reuters. "As for the video version, we want to productize it as soon as possible. It's very near future. It will be earlier than (2005)." Sony also recently launched Connect, its entry into the growing roster of legal music download stores that includes Apple's iTunes and Napster. For the time being, only Sony's own portable digital music players, such as the Vaio Pocket, support the transfer of songs from Connect.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?E2CB12D48
http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/VGF-AP1   ____________________________________________

o Reuters Sells Yankee Group to Private Equity Consortium

London -- U.K.-based news and information company Reuters Group announced on Friday that it has offloaded Yankee Group, its U.S.-based research and technology advisory firm, to a consortium led by venture-capital firm Monitor Clipper Partners. Financial terms for the deal were not disclosed. Reuters acquired Yankee Group, currently the largest research and advisory firm in the world focused exclusively on communications and networking, in 2000 for about $72.5 million. Reuters said that the Monitor Clipper Partners-led consortium also included former Lycos President and CFO Ted Philip, who will become a Yankee Group director. Reuters said the Yankee Group deal was part and parcel of its strategy to refocus on its core business in the face of a marked downturn in the financial-services industry. The company also recently cut its stake in U.S.-based financial software firm TIBCO Software and offloaded its France-based credit-evaluation firm ORT SAS.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?D21311D48 
http://www.yankeegroup.com 
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o Music Choice Sues AOL Over Trademark for Cable TV Music Service

Horsham, Penn. -- Music Choice, a provider of music services on digital cable television systems, announced that it has filed a lawsuit against America Online, over that company's launch of a competing music service called "My MC." Pennsylvania-based Music Choice said the name is confusingly similar to its "My Music Choice" service, which launched in select cable TV markets in November 2003 and is set to become available nationwide this summer. AOL's My MC service is being offered to Time Warner Digital Cable subscribers. Music Choice said it filed the lawsuit on May 12, after efforts to settle the dispute out of court failed. "While Music Choice welcomes fair competition, we object to a competitor introducing a competing product under a confusingly similar name," said Music Choice president and CEO David Del Beccaro. "With millions of names out there to choose from, AOL's selection of the name MY MC for a channel that may appear alongside our own "MC" branded music channels will undoubtedly lead to confusion among the public and the industry at large,."
http://media.aoltimewarner.com/media/press_view.cfm?release_num=55253919
http://backstage.musicchoice.com/what_we_are/press_mymc1.html  
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o Irish ISP Eircom Net Launches Digital Song Store

Dublin -- Eircom Net, Ireland's largest Internet service provider, this week launched an online digital music download store, offering 250,000 songs at prices starting at $0.81. To access the service, which is powered by U.K. digital music distributor OD2, users must purchase "credits" either a la carte or via monthly subscription, which may be redeemed to stream, download and burn songs to CD. The Eircom Net Music Club offers free 30-second streams of its tracks; streaming an entire track costs 1 credit, while a temporary download to PC costs 10 credits and, depending on the artist, permanent downloads cost between 99 and 189 credits. "The massive selection features something to suit all tastes from Pavarotti to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kylie or Westlife at prices which are up to 50% cheaper than high street prices," said Eircom Net managing director Fintan Lawler.
http://sib1.od2.com/common/frameset/frames.asp?shid=0439002E
http://www.od2.com 
http://www.eircom.net 

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Media and entertainment companies are going through a digital transformation, which is impacting traditional business models and changing the way we distribute, access and market media and entertainment.

Washington Digital Media Conference brings together decision-makers from the leading media, entertainment and technology companies in the Greater Washington, DC area for a 1-day executive forum focused on business, legal/policy and technology developments impacting digital media.

Get a unique view of the future of media and entertainment from the inside. Gain insight into new business opportunities driving the transformation of entertainment and media businesses. Take a hard look at how traditional challenges to sustainable business models are dissolving, only to be replaced by new obstacles, and how we can prepare now to overcome them. Examine media and entertainment-based technologies emerging today and explore how these technologies are driving the transformation of the media and entertainment industries.

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o Briefly Noted:

(Sunnyvale, Calif.) Web portal Yahoo has announced that it will increase the free storage capacity for users of its Web-based email service from 4MB to 100MB, in a move designed to counter rival Google's new Gmail service that will offer 1GB of free online email storage. Yahoo also this week won over the account to provide search results and sponsored listings to CNN.com from Google, in another sign of the intense and growing rivalry between the two companies.
http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5212262.html 
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5212248.html

(Toronto) The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) said this week that since March 31, when a Canadian federal court ruled that file-sharing is legal in the country, Internet piracy has been rampant. Universal Music Group pointed to the fact that in a five-week period, more than 2.8 million attempts were made to download songs from Canada's The Tragically Hip -- while at the same time the band sold less than 1,000 songs through legitimate services. "Any reasonable person will be staggered by the disparity in those numbers," said bass player Gord Sinclair. "The grim economic reality aside, it shows how widespread the practice of downloading has become." The CRIA also this week praised a House of Commons committee report that recommended an "immediate overhaul" of Canada's copyright law.
http://www.cria.ca/news/cria_12may04b.htm
http://www.cria.ca/news/cria_12may04a.htm

(San Francisco) CNET News.com and The Los Angeles Times on Friday reported on how video game publishers are increasingly turning to minitransactions as a means of generating revenue with their online game titles. Instead of the current standard of monthly subscriptions for titles like "EverQuest," gamers are charged small amounts for purchases of in-game items, such as a new suit of armor. "The subscription-based model is inherently self-limiting," Andrew House, executive vice president at Sony Computer Entertainment America, told News.com. "The preferable model, we think, is based on downloadable content and minitransactions. You'll see the fruits of that emphasis from us over the next year."
http://news.com.com/2100-1043_3-5212473.html
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-game14may14,1,7538891.story

(Los Angeles) Daily Variety reports that Warner Music U.K. is abandoning the practice of mailing promotional CDs to journalists, radio stations and others in favor of a new digital distribution system from U.K.-based Interoute called Share. The system is controlled using a secure email list, which lets approved recipients stream and download tracks with digital watermarks, enabling the industry to track what happens to songs downloaded by each recipient. Variety reported that BMG used the system to distribute Avril Lavigne's "Don't Tell Me" to U.K. radio.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117904842?categoryid=1009&cs=1
http://www.interoute.com/products_share.html 

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> Internet Marketing Manager

You will be responsible for assisting the Web Strategy Department monitor industry trends with focus on search engines, evaluating new technologies, improving client performance, collecting and analyzing data, testing and implementing new internet strategies. Require 2-5 yrs exp. and ability to resolve challenges in a timely manner. Candidate should have strong knowledge of: html, web Analytical Software, Microsoft Office and Dreamweaver. Familiarity with: Search engine algorithms, Paid Search Engine Marketing. Send resume and cover letter detailing salary history to bbrown@thayerinteractive.com  _________________

> 2-Day Workshop:"Developing Successful Products" Philadelphia-May 26-27

Learn unique approach to creating, developing, & launching products. Includes: Market research, segmentation, value proposition, positioning, requirements writing, business case, working with development, leading a cross-functional product team, devising business cases, & orchestrating a successful product launch, & post-launch audit. CALL Sequent Learning Networks to register $995. Go to sequentlearning.com for FREE prod mgmt/mktg/templates. Send inquiries to sjhaines@sequentlearning.com
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> Account Manager: Technology Communications

Stanton Communications, The Holmes Report's 2003 Best Small Agency, seeks a professional with a proven ability to develop and retain media relationships, and can demonstrate success preparing written materials such as by-lined articles and speeches, and utilizing electronic tools for reaching the media. A minimum of 3-5 years experience communicating about technology products and services preferred. Agency experience a plus. Visit http://www.stantoncomm.com  Send resumes to pstanton@stantoncomm.com
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> Director of Marketing & Communications - Washington, DC

This emerging homeland security company that provides products and services to first responders is looking for an experienced professional to build its marketing and communications capabilities. The position entails building the brand of the corporate parent and working with its subsidiaries to organize trade shows, advertising campaigns, public relations, marketing materials, and events. A min. of 10 years experience required with a strong background in developing, executing, and managing marketing strategies. Send resumes to: ldorrow@globalsecureholdings.com
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> Communications and Writing Services for Early-Stage Cos. - DC Area

Exact Words provides experienced, affordable writing and strategic PR services to growing tech companies and nonprofits - Web site copy, press releases, case studies, bylined articles, media/analyst relations and PR planning. Exact Words specializes in helping organizations that are at critical stages in their development and need reliable communications guidance to reach target audiences effectively. Visit http://www.exactwordsinc.com for more information. Send inquiries to sbeller@exactwordsinc.com
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> IT Perm and Contract Placement Services

Technical Staffing Solutions specializes in recruiting the hard to find candidates with or without high level DoD security clearances. We can provide your firm with solutions ranging from 1 permanent employee to a team of technical consultants for the duration of your short or long term engagement. Send inquiries to Skip Kearnes at skearnes@techstaffsolutions.com or call 703-451-3882 for more information.
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> HireStrategy - Treasury Manager

Candidate will oversee a staff of two and will perform servicing reports for 3 Lines of Credit, Cash allocations for the lines of credit, forecast using a cash mgmt model, oversee wire transfers/cash transfers, work with investment bankers and deal teams, and handle business loan trusts. Qualified candidates will have 4-7 years of exp. with an accounting foundation. Financial services experience is preferred. Please send resume to mmolinas@hirestrategy.com or visit http://www.hirestrategy.com/quicklinks/hire185.asp
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> Account Executive

Account Executive and Inside Sales position available for highly motivated individuals with success selling software development services to private sector customers. Since 1982, Information Concepts (http://www.InfoConcepts.com) develops fixed-price, custom web-based, mission critical, database applications. Commissions based on gross sales with no limit on commission earnings. Send resumes to Resumes@InfoConcepts.com
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> Regional Manager, Business Development

New Business Sales Executive needed by a Web training company located in Washington, DC. Successful candidate will have the ability to prospect, propose and close training and consulting solutions with Fortune 1000 and technology companies. Requirements include professionalism, strong communications skills, knowledge of the internet, and a successful track record of exceeding sales objectives. Competitive base plus incentives and benefits. Send resumes to lgant@westlake.com
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> Director Business Development (DBD)

Major, Hagen & Africa is the world's largest attorney recruiting firm with the top in-house and law firm placement record globally. The DBD will be responsible for client sourcing strategies and the relationship development process with C-level executives, General Counsels, CFO's and VP's of HR. Minimum of two years' consultative selling experience including knowledge of the Bay Area business sectors, preferably within the bio-tech/pharma industry; JD or advanced degree is a plus. Submit resume and salary requirements. Send resumes to jmckinlay@mhaglobal.com
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> Advanced Selling for High Tech Professionals

Are Sales Cycles getting longer? Are your discounts getting larger? Do prospects keep you at arms length? The Sandler Sales Institute of VA has a GUARANTEED program for High Tech Professionals that will help you to solve these problems. Held at Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology, May 13th and 14th, 8:30am- 4:30pm. Admission is $995.00. For more information visit: http://www.sandlersalesguru.com or call 866-904-0600. Send inquiries to kevin@sandlersalesguru.com
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> Supplier Diversity Summit at SUPERCOMM 2004, June 21, Chicago, IL

The Supplier Diversity Summit at SUPERCOMM 2004 in Chicago is a forum for MWDVBEs and corporate supplier diversity teams to stay current on the latest business, political, regulatory and technical activities in the telecommunications industry. For more information on the summit, visit http://www.tiaonline.org/events/supplierdiv2004.cfm Send inquiries to lream@tiaonline.org

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