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o Senate Approves Bill Enabling Federal Civil Lawsuits Against File-Swappers
o European Commission Suspends Sanctions Against Microsoft
o Report: PC-TV Tuners, Set-tops to Generate $3.8 Billion in 2008
o Cable TV's Fuse Launches Daily Top Song Downloads Countdown Show
o Clear Channel Live CD Service Signs Jewel, Plans MP3 Distribution
o RealNetworks Gets Support From Linux Developers for Media Software
o Telenor Mobile Interactive Acquired by Telenor Venture

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o Briefly Noted: SunnComm - DVD copy-protection, Film and Music Entertainment - SMS Music Maker, Orange - Universal Mobile, DiscLive, CD Intelligence - Motown Records, Fandango - "Fahrenheit 9/11," Paramount - "Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow" PC game, Movielink - "Star Blazers," Cox - HDTV DVR, Comcast - CNBC, SkipJam, Blizzard - "World of Warcraft," Aspyr Media - "Battlefield 1942," Associated Press - Convera, Sociolotron
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--PricewaterhouseCoopers' Entertainment and Media Outlook
--Executive Networking Meeting - Going International, July 20th
 


o Senate Approves Bill Enabling Federal Civil Lawsuits Against File-Swappers

Washington -- The U.S. Senate on Friday approved the "Pirate Act," which would expand the authority of the Attorney General and Justice Department to pursue civil lawsuits against copyright infringers. Previously, the Justice Dept. has only been able to prosecute criminal copyright cases, while the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has launched its own campaign of civil suits against music file-swappers, with a total of 3,429 sued thus far. "These acts will provide federal prosecutors with the flexibility and discretion to bring copyright infringement cases that best correspond to the nature of the crime and will assure that valuable works that are pirated before their public release date are protected," said RIAA chairman Mitch Bainwol. The bill will now be sent to the House for approval. "This turns the Department of Justice into a civil law firm for the industry's benefit," Adam Eisgrau, executive director of file-sharing trade group P2P United, told CNET News.com.
http://www.congress.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d108:23:./temp/~bssCI9V
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o European Commission Suspends Sanctions Against Microsoft

Brussels -- The European Commission said on Sunday that it has suspended its ruling that Microsoft must offer a new version of the Windows operating system without its media player software. Microsoft appealed the decision earlier this month. Last weekend, the Commission said it would not enforce the sanctions until the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg decided whether to suspend them pending the outcome of Microsoft's appeal. In its prior ruling, the Commission fined the U.S. software giant 497 million euro ($605 million) and ordered it to share information with rivals and start selling a new version of Windows without the Windows Media Player. On Sunday, the Commission said it was inappropriate to enforce the sanctions before the court had made its decision on the appeal, which analysts say could drag on for several years.
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o Report: PC-TV Tuners, Set-tops to Generate $3.8 Billion in 2008

Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Sales of devices that enable PCs to tune into TV stations and record programs will grow to more than $3.8 billion in 2008, according to a report from Arizona-based market research firm In-Stat/MDR. These products include entertainment-focused PCs, as well as digital terrestrial set-top boxes, which are increasingly popular in Europe and are projected to do well in Asia. The firm predicts that current PC-based add-on tuners will evolve into tuners that come built into computers. "In the next step for this market, [entertainment-focused] PCs will define a class of PCs that include a PC-TV tuner and a hard disk drive, and then evolve to include multiple PC-TV tuners, different types of tuners (analog, digital, cable TV, satellite), massive disk storage, DVD recording capabilities, High Definition (HDTV) video and surround sound audio outputs, HD-DVD recording capabilities, in-home network capabilities, and broadband external network capabilities," predicted In-Stat/MDR senior analyst Gerry Haufhold.
http://www.instat.com/press.asp?ID=1002&sku=IN0401187ME 
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o Cable TV's Fuse Launches Daily Top Song Downloads Countdown Show

New York -- Fuse, a cable TV music network operated by Rainbow Media Holdings, announced on Monday that it is doing away with its daily music video countdown show and replacing it with one that measures the daily most downloaded songs from legal Internet services. The show's data on the daily most-downloaded songs will be culled from sources including iTunes, BuyMusic.com and SoundScan. "The Daily Download" will also offer free legal downloads of songs of videos aired during the show, provided by Blue Mountain and Tower Records, in addition to ringtones and other content. The show, which launched on Monday, will in debut episodes feature interviews and live performances from artists including Metallica, The Streets, The Darkness and Jet.
http://www.fuse.tv/launcher.php?page=dailydownload  
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o Clear Channel Live CD Service Signs Jewel, Plans MP3 Distribution

Boston -- Instant Live, a division of Clear Channel that records and distributes live concert CDs at venues following performances, announced on Monday that it will provide its service on summer concert tours from Jewel, KISS, Peter Frampton and the Cowboy Junkies. Atlantic Records artist Jewel, the service's first major label participant, will only sell Instant Live CDs in limited edition at concert venues, while other artists plan to also make their shows available at retail locations, including Newbury Comics, Virgin, FYE, Amazon.com and CD Baby. Boston-based Instant Live said it is also "close to announcing an agreement with a leading online music store to distribute Instant Live recordings as MP3 files."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040628/dam003a_1.html
http://www.instantliveconcerts.com  
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o RealNetworks Gets Support From Linux Developers for Media Software

Kristiansand, Norway -- RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery technology, announced on Monday an agreement with Linux software developer Red Hat, to ship its open source Helix Player with Red Hat's desktop PC software. The company signed a similar deal with Linux developer Novell, and also said that it will soon add the GNU General Public License to the Helix Player, allowing developers to freely build upon the software without paying royalties. Seattle-based RealNetworks also said that on Wednesday it will release its free RealPlayer 10 software for Mac OS X.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040628/sfm052a_1.html
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040628/sfm051a_1.html 
http://www.redhat.com 
http://www.helixcommunity.org   
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o Telenor Mobile Interactive Acquired by Telenor Venture

Rockville, Md. -- Telenor Mobile Interactive USA, a maker of mobile applications and messaging services, said on Monday that it has been acquired by Telenor Venture, the venture capital company within the Telenor Group. The company, to now be called Telenor Interactive, said that it plans to continue expanding its operations within the U.S. messaging and mobile content market. Steinar Svalesen, the CEO of Telenor Interactive, said that the acquisition "provides the company with added resources to execute our current strategy," both financially and through Telenor Venture's relationships with telecomm and media companies. Last July, the company launched cross-carrier messaging services with Disney's ABC Television group. Since then, Telenor Interactive has facilitated numerous text-to-screen, text- to-radio, text alert and text-based games services with companies such as Walt Disney Interactive, 20th Century TV, Univision, Telemundo, and ABC.
http://www.telenor-interactive.com/pressrelease/pr280604.asp 

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o Briefly Noted:

(Phoenix, Ariz.) SunnComm International, a provider of CD copy-protection technology used by labels including BMG and EMI, announced on Monday that it has completed a "proof of concept" in the development of new DVD copy-protection technology. "We expect to begin the internal beta testing of our DVD copy management technology as early as next quarter (Q3/04), and we expect to deliver MediaMaxDVD technology to a leading major motion picture distributor for testing in the 'real' world later this year," said SunnComm chief technology officer Eric Vandewater.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040628/285450_1.html 
http://www.sunncomm.com

(London) Film and Music Entertainment, Inc. announced that it will make an undisclosed strategic investment to co-launch SMS Music Maker, a European firm that will provide wireless music downloading capabilities for independent artists and labels. The new company will be headed by music industry attorney and Shelter Records president Nicholas Cowan and Barney Cordell, who has worked at Island, Chrysalis, Sire and other labels.
http://www.famefilm.com

(London) European wireless carrier Orange has announced an agreement with Universal Mobile, which will result in the distribution of "truetones" master recording ringtones from Universal artists to Orange subscribers in the U.K., Portugal, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, France, Slovakia and Romania. Orange said the service will only support handsets that provide a secure digital rights management solution.
http://www.orange.com/English/media/pressarticle.asp?id=122
http://www.umusic.com

(Dallas) DiscLive, a unit of Immediatek that distributes live CD concert performances immediately following the show, said on Monday that it will provide its services at the Savoy Theater in London for the stage production of "Songs My Mother Taught Me," from Judy Garland's daughter Lorna Luft. Dallas-based DiscLive, a rival to the Clear Channel-backed Instant Live service, is most notably offering limited edition live CDs from The Pixies' summer reunion tour.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040628/285707_1.html
http://www.lornaluftatthesavoy.com 
http://www.disclive.com

(New York) CD Intelligence, a provider of enhanced CD content technology, announced on Monday that Universal/Motown Records will use the company's Bandlink technology on all of its upcoming releases. Consumers who insert a Bandlink-enhanced CD into their PCs will gain access to exclusive online content like photos, interviews and live performances. The technology will be featured on new CDs this month from The Temptations and Erik Sermon.
http://www.universalmotown.com 
http://www.bandlink.com/blink

(Hollywood, Calif.) Fandango, a provider of advance online movie ticket sales, announced on Monday that it sold an estimated $2.8 million of the $21.8 million domestic opening weekend box office for Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," or nearly 13% of all tickets sold. Fandango's service currently covers over 1,000 theaters and 11,500 screens in the U.S.
http://www.fandango.com

(Los Angeles) Movie studio Paramount Pictures announced on Monday the release of a free downloadable video game for PC and Mac users as part of the promotions for its upcoming "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," due in theaters on Sept. 17. The studio is also launching an online competition for players of the game on Aug. 2, with the winner to be flown the film's London premiere.
http://www.skycaptain.com

(Santa Monica, Calif.) Movielink, an Internet video-on-demand joint venture between a number of Hollywood movie studios, announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with Voyager Entertainment to offer episodes of classic Japanese anime TV series "Star Blazers" and "Yamato" on its service. "Star Blazers" was originally produced in Japan in 1974, and spawned several TV series and animated feature films.
http://www.starblazers.com 
http://www.movielink.com

(Atlanta) Cable TV operator Cox Communications announced on Monday that it has added high-definition digital video recording as an option for its subscribers in the San Diego market, with additional planned launches in Florida, California, Arizona, Nevada, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Virginia. The service, which will utilize the 80-hour capacity Scientific Atlanta 8010 HD set-top box, will be offered to subscribers for an additional $20 per month.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040628/285586_1.html

(Philadelphia) Cable TV operator Comcast said on Monday that it has added financial video content from CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video to the offering of broadband multimedia content on its Comcast.net portal, available to Comcast's 5.7 million broadband subscribers.
http://www.comcast.net

(Port Chester, N.Y.) SkipJam, a developer of home media networking products, on Monday announced its SkipJam iMedia, which integrates whole house audio and video distribution with digital recording and home control. The $800 device, to be released in the third quarter, offers the ability to control any device within the home by remote control, even while away, as well as the capacity to turn any stereo or TV into a paging speaker or speakerphone, in addition to the standard range of home media center features.
http://www.skipjam.com

(Irvine, Calif.) Video game developer Blizzard Entertainment, a unit of Vivendi Universal Games, announced on Monday that it will launch sign-up for the European closed beta of its "World of Warcraft" massively multiplayer online roleplaying game on July 5. Testing will be available in English, French and German-speaking markets.
http://www.blizzard.com

(Austin) Mac game developer Aspyr Media on Monday shipped its Mac version of "Battlefield 1942," based on a license from Electronic Arts. Austin-based Aspyr did its own internal conversion of the title, which was originally developed by Sweden-based Digital Illusions.
http://www.battlefield1942.com 
http://www.aspyr.com

(Vienna, Va.) The Associated Press said on Monday that it will use software made by Virginia-based Convera to categorize, search and distribute the multimedia content it services to daily newspaper, radio, television and online customers.
http://www.convera.com/press/pr_062804.asp

(San Francisco) Wired News on Monday reported on Sociolotron, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game currently in beta that provides players "a way to indulge in sexual taboos like rape and bondage." "On the face of it, it looks immoral," writer Ren Reynolds told Wired News. "But there are all kinds of reasons, from notions of what games are and what imagination and playing with concepts are, and the fact that, assuming that everyone there is an adult and knows what they're doing, it's not that easy to mount a moral argument against it."
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,63997,00.html
http://www.sociolotron.com 
 
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