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o RIAA
Sues Another 493 File-Swappers for Copyright Infringement
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Report: $2.3 Billion Q1 2004 Online Ad Revenues Break All-Time
Record
o Judge
Orders Microsoft to Search for E-Mail Related to Burst.com Case
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Online Bookseller Alibris Pulls Auction-Style IPO
o Report: European Broadband
Penetration to Hit 40% by 2008
o U.K. Charity Oxfam to Offer
Music Download Service
o AOL to Launch Online Ad
Campaign for Broadband
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Briefly Noted: Movielink -
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PlayCall, Electronic Arts - "Ultima Online 7th Anniversary Edition"
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--IT Perm and Contract Placement Services
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o RIAA Sues Another 493 File-Swappers
for Copyright Infringement
Washington -- The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
announced on Monday that it has sued an additional 493 individuals
for infringing copyrights on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks,
bringing the total of suits filed against song-swappers by the music
industry trade group to nearly 3,000. The new lawsuits were filed
against "John Doe" defendants, which the RIAA seeks to identify by
subpoenaing information from their Internet service providers. The
RIAA also said Monday that it sued 24 individuals by name, whose
identities were discovered in previous John Doe lawsuits. Although
as many as 400 defendants have settled with the RIAA for an average
of $3,000, the group said it will follow through with litigation
when defendants decline a settlement. "We will continue to go the
extra mile and seek to resolve these cases in a fair and reasonable
manner," said RIAA president Cary Sherman.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?B2A635368
http://www.riaa.com
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o Report: $2.3
Billion Q1 2004 Online Ad Revenues Break All-Time Record
New York -- Internet advertising revenues for the first quarter
of 2004 totaled $2.3 billion -- the highest quarterly total since
tracking was established in 1996 -- making a 39% jump over first
quarter revenues a year ago, according to a report conducted by
PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the Interactive Advertising
Bureau (IAB). "Clearly, we're thrilled with the numbers. However,
they are just one side of an enormously compelling story," said IAB
president and CEO Greg Stuart. "The last two years have offered
marketers the opportunity to collect research and data that proves,
beyond a shadow of a doubt, Internet advertising accomplishes key
marketing goals as well, if not better, than any other ad medium.
The proof is in the results." The IAB made a point to note that this
was is the first time in history where first quarter revenues
outpaced the previous year's fourth quarter totals, as the fourth
quarter is traditionally the strongest each year.
http://www.iab.net/news/pr_2004_5_24.asp
http://makeashorterlink.com/?D29615368 ____________________________________________
o
Judge Orders Microsoft to Search for E-Mail Related to Burst.com
Case
Santa Rosa, Calif. -- A federal judge in Baltimore has ordered
software giant Microsoft to search for an e-mail from one of its
executives that allegedly ordered employees to delete any e-mails
relating to the company's discussions with a Bay Area firm, the
Associated Press reported. Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Burst.com sued
Microsoft in 2002, alleging that the company stole its ideas for
multimedia software after discussing the technology for several
months with Burst. Now, U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz has
ordered Microsoft to search computers, servers and backup tapes, as
well as question the company's lawyers, about the alleged e-mail
sent by vice president James Allchin. According to lawyers for the
plaintiff, the e-mail warns employees not to save their e-mail for
more than 30 days. Spencer Hosie, an attorney for Burst.com, said
that the e-mail could have large ramifications, since Microsoft at
the time was "up to its neck in high-stakes litigation." "It appears
Microsoft as matter of institutional policy has decided to destroy
e-mails in anticipation of litigation," Hosie told the AP.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?W32621D58
http://www.burst.com
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o Online
Bookseller Alibris Pulls Auction-Style IPO
Emeryville, Calif. -- Alibris, an online marketplace for books,
music and movies, on Friday pulled its auction-based initial public
offering, saying that the IPO did not produce prices attractive to
the company. Alibris said that it plans to rely on recently acquired
private capital fund operations through profitability. "We did not
find attractive the prices offered by the public market," said Marty
Manley, the CEO of Alibris. The company, which filed for the IPO in
early March, said that it does not expect to seek additional
financing. Emeryville, Calif.-based Alibris was relying on a process
that relies upon an auction among interested investors to set the
opening price and allocate shares of a company's stock. "This
process can work, if well-executed by investment banking
professionals," said Manley. "An auction that attracts fewer bidders
is less likely to result in an attractive price."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040521/sff033_1.html
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o Report:
European Broadband Penetration to Hit 40% by 2008
London -- A new study by analysis firm Yankee Group predicts that
broadband penetration in Western Europe will reach 40% by the year
2008. The report singled out 2003 as the watershed year for
broadband in Europe, saying that four developments last year
transformed the entire market. First, most operators introduced
entry-level tariffs to maintain their customer base and market
share. Second, massive marketing campaigns delivered the message of
speed and convenience to Internet users. Third, many service
providers made the first serious efforts to establish new revenue
sources for broadband. Fourth, and perhaps most important,
competition has heated up in most countries. The Yankee Group said
that in some European countries -- such as Belgium, Denmark, the
Netherlands and Sweden -- more than half of all households will be
connected. Even so, the decline in ARPU (average revenue per user)
will pressure ISPs to control costs tightly and find new sources of
revenue in the broadband market.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?N1BD25168
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o U.K. Charity
Oxfam to Offer Music Download Service
London -- Entering an increasingly crowded market with Napster,
Coca-Cola and Apple Computer's iTunes, U.K.-based charity Oxfam
announced on Monday that it, too, would launch a music download
service in Europe. "Music lovers get great tracks, and artists see
their music helping some of the poorest people in the world through
real cash support," said Adrian Lovett, Oxfam's director of
campaigns and communications. Oxfam said that it has joined forces
with U.K.-based digital music company OD2 to sell downloads for
between 75 and 99 pence per track, out of which 10 pence will be
devoted to fight poverty and raise funds for humanitarian aid.
Oxfam's said its online service would be launched with a library of
more than 300,000 songs -- including such artists as Coldplay and
George Michael. The service is scheduled to go live on Wednesday,
May 26, Oxfam said.
http://www.bignoise.com
http://www.oxfam.org.uk
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o AOL to Launch
Online Ad Campaign for Broadband
Dulles, Va. -- Trying to boost its broadband subscriber base,
America Online on Monday unveiled plans to launch its first major
online advertising effort since last year. The company said that it
will kick off an online branding campaign for its AOL for Broadband
service on June 1, to run through July. The service provides
broadband-optimized content for Internet users who already have
high-speed connections. AOL said that the online campaign is just
the first part of what will be a more major campaign later this year
incorporating print and broadcast. The ads will target broadband
users who frequent premium sites such as nytimes.com,
washingtonpost.com, rollingstone.com, mtv.com and abcnews.com, and
will run in contextually relevant sites, adjacent to streaming
media. "This campaign is intended to speak directly to those who
already have a basic high-speed Internet connection through their
cable or DSL provider, but may not have AOL for Broadband," said
John Lane, the vice president of online marketing for AOL.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?N17E62268
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Digital Media
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June 18,
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Register online or by Phone
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Caroline Little - CEO,
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
Doug
Lowenstein - President, Entertainment Software Association
Mitch Glazier - SVP,
Gov. Relations & Legislative Counsel, RIAA
FEATURED SPEAKERS
William Allman - SVP & GM,
Interactive New Media, Discovery Networks
Aileen Atkins - SVP, Business Affairs, Napster
Larry A. Blosser - Of Counsel, Gray Cary
Jeff Briggs - Founder, President & CEO, Firaxis Games
Matt Bromberg - Vice President & GM, AOL Games
Jeffrey Bronikowski - Vice President, eLabs, Universal
Music Group
Ron Chaimowitz - President & CEO, PlayTV Inc.
David Del
Beccaro - President & CEO,
Music Choice
Tim Dunne - VP, Digital Media,
Nextel Communications, Inc.
Rags Gupta - COO, Live365
Stewart Halpern - Managing Dir., Digital Entertainment
Research, RBC Capital
Mark Jacobs - CEO, Mythic Entertainment
Marc Juris - President, Fuse (a subsidiary of
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC)
Scott Kauffman - CEO, MusicNow
Kevin Lapidus - General Counsel,
YellowBrix, Inc.
David Leibowitz - Managing Partner, CH Potomac
Lon Levin - SVP, Regulatory Affairs,
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.
David Levine - CEO, Butterfly.net
David Lipsey - VP, Media & Entertainment, Artesia
Karen Litsinger - VP & Associate
General Counsel, America Online, Inc.
Lydia Loizides - Analyst,
Media & Ent., Ziff Brothers Investments
Adrian McAloon - Director of Marketing, Ztango
Chris McAndrews - SVP & General Manager,
Nationalgeographic.com
Patrick McQuown - President, Proteus
David Oxenford - Partner, Shaw Pittman
Jonathan Potter - Executive Director, Digital Media
Association
Larry Rebich - VP of Program
Acquisition & Market Dev., SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Wayne Rosso - CEO, Optisoft, SL (former President of
Grokster)
Ned Sherman - CEO, Digital Media Wire
Paul Sherman - Publisher, Tech Wire Media Group
Sherrese Smith - Assoc. Gen. Counsel,
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o Briefly Noted: (St. Louis)
Cable TV operator Charter Communications announced on Monday that it
has partnered with Movielink to offer a co-branded version of the
Internet movies-on-demand service to its high-speed Internet
subscribers. Santa Monica, Calif.-based Movielink, a joint venture
between movie studios including MGM, Paramount, Sony, Universal and
Warner Bros., currently offers a library of 800 films for between
$1.99 and $4.99.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040524/245230_1.html
http://www.charter.com
http://www.movielink.com
(Santa Monica, Calif.) Fast food chain Fatburger announced on
Monday an agreement with San Francisco-based Ecast, to install the
company's Internet-connected jukeboxes in all of its over 50
locations. Ecast jukeboxes play digital music files instead of the
standard CDs, and currently offer a catalog of 150,000 songs. To
date, they have been installed in a total of 2,100 bars and
restaurants.
http://www.fatburger.com
http://www.ecastinc.com
(Carlsbad, Calif.) NTN Communications, a provider of interactive
TV games in bars and restaurants, on Monday introduced PlayCall, a
pager used to inform diners their tables are ready that also doubles
as a game player. The devices offer five single player wireless
games, which are not connected to the company's Buzztime interactive
TV gaming system. The company said PlayCall discourages patrons from
leaving the restaurant while waiting for their table, as the games
are disabled upon leaving the waiting area.
http://www.ntn.com
(Redwood City, Calif.) Game developer Electronic Arts said it
intends to release "Ultima Online 7th Anniversary Edition," the
latest installment of what the company says is the longest-running
online game, later this summer. Included in the release will be a
copy of "Ultima IX: Ascension," the last standalone game in the
series before it was taken online.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040524/245198_1.html
http://www.ea.com
http://www.uo.com
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