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o National Geographic Appeals Archived Images Case to Supreme Court
o Ticketmaster to Lay Off 90 Employees at CitySearch Unit
o Software Firm Picsel Technologies Raises $10.8 Million in First Round
o Online Publishing Marketplace Rightsworld.com Raises Funding
o Youth Site Alloy Online Acquires Ad Firm CASS Communications
o Briefly Noted: National Association of Recording Merchandisers,
MediaUnbound - DMX/AEI Music - Streamwaves, "Final Fantasy" digital
projection, Video game stocks, Atari
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o National Geographic Appeals Archived Images Case to Supreme Court

San Francisco -- On the same day that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of
freelance writers, the National Geographic Society appealed a similar case
involving freelance photographers and archives of digital images to the
high court, Wired News reported Monday. Despite the fact that National
Geographic lost its appeal in a lower court, the organization believes the
recent decision bolsters its own case. "Although the court ruled in favor
of the freelance plaintiffs in [the writers'] case, its reasoning bolsters
National Geographic's position in the pending litigation," National
Geographic Society executive vice president Terry Adamson told Wired News.
National Geographic argues that the recent decision affirmed the legality
of republishing content if it appears in exactly the same form as the
printed version, such as microfilm or microfiche. National Geographic says
the CD-ROM on which the images in question were republished falls into
this safe harbor. The Supreme Court has not yet agreed to review the
matter.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,45011,00.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
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o Ticketmaster to Lay Off 90 Employees at CitySearch Unit

Los Angeles -- Ticketmaster is laying off 90 employees, or about 17
percent of the staff at its CitySearch unit, a network of websites that
cover regional entertaiment, CNET reported. The layoffs are part of an
overall staff reduction announced by Ticketmaster last year that aimed to
achieve profitability by 2002. CitySearch is mainly supported by local
advertisers who place ads on its regional websites, and has been affected
by the general decline in the online advertising market. The division will
have 450 employees after the layoffs are complete.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6453335.html?tag=ch_mh
http://www.citysearch.com
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o Software Firm Picsel Technologies Raises $10.8 Million in First Round

London -- Picsel Technologies, a developer of software that allows most
types of media files to be viewed and manipulated on a range of devices,
announced on Monday that it has raised $10.8 million in its first round of
venture capital financing from Softbank Europe Ventures and BancBoston
Capital. London-based Picsel's software enables QuickTime, PDF, Flash,
Real and Microsoft media files to be read and manipulated on mobile
devices, set-top boxes, game consoles, Internet appliances and printers.
The company will use the funds for further product development, marketing
and sales.
http://www.picsel.com/pressrelease.htm#funding
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o Online Publishing Marketplace Rightsworld.com Raises Funding

New York -- Rightsworld.com, an online marketplace for book publishing
rights, announced on Monday that it has raised an undisclosed amount of
new funding, which it expects will last until the company becomes
profitable. The funding came from a group of individual investors that
included David Israel of Cahners Business Information, former U.S.
Congressman Edward Feighan and SoftBook Press founder Tom Pomeroy. New
York-based Rightsworld.com lets authors and copyright holders for books
auction off electronic, audio book, film and foreign rights online.
http://www.rightsworld.com
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o Youth Site Alloy Online Acquires Ad Firm CASS Communications

New York -- Alloy Online, an entertainment and e-commerce website and
direct marketing firm targeting the Generation Y audience, announced on
Monday that it will acquire CASS Communications, an advertising firm
specializing in high school and college-age markets. New York-based Alloy
will pay $9.7 million in cash and offer 1.7 million shares to acquire
Illinois-based CASS, which the company said will give it access to CASS'
existing relationships with blue-chip advertisers and 21 million readers
of high school and college newspapers. Alloy forecasted that CASS will
bring in $8 million in revenues for the company in 2002. Alloy will still
hold $25 million in cash following the transaction.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010709/hsm019.html
http://www.alloy.com
http://www.casscom.com
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o Briefly Noted:

(San Francisco) CNET featured an article Monday that explores the concerns
of traditional retailers like Tower Records, Wal-Mart and Best Buy with
proposed digital music subscription services to be offered by the major
labels. The National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) has
lobbied in Washington for regulators to examine potential antitrust
violations by the major labels, as they join forces to launch subscription
services that have the potential to affect album sales at retail stores as
consumers increasingly listen to and buy music online.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6477545.html
http://www.narm.com/news/Press%20Releases/2001/April_2001/online_entertainment_copyright_law.htm

(Cambridge, Mass.) MediaUnbound, a provider of personalization software
for digital music, said on Monday that digital cable music provider
DMX/AEI Music and Dallas-based streaming music service provider
Streamwaves will use the company's software in their digital music
services. Massachusetts-based MediaUnbound's technology inputs the
opinions of music analysts into software that learns about a person's
musical preferences and can help to explore, organize and navigate a
library of music.
http://www.mediaunbound.com
http://www.dmxmusic.com
http://www.streamwaves.com

(Culver City, Calif.) Columbia Pictures said on Monday that it will
release its digitally animated feature "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within"
in digital cinema format at seven theaters on July 11. The movie -- based
on the series of video games of the same name -- will be projected using
Texas Instruments' DLP projectors at theaters in Irvine, Burbank and San
Francisco, California as well as in New York, Dallas, Chicago and Toronto.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/211900501&ticker=
http://www.finalfantasy.com

(San Francisco) CNET reported on Monday on the valuation of video game
companies' stocks, which have fared well amidst a general downturn for
technology companies. Several companies have doubled or tripled their
valuation in the past year, and both Microsoft and Nintendo are due to
launch new high-end game consoles by the holiday shopping season to
compete with Sony's PlayStation 2.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-6455635.html?tag=ch_mh

(San Francisco) Salon.com offered a feature Monday on the classic Atari
2600 game console -- generally recognized as the first-ever game console
-- and how it has maintained popularity among players and programmers
alike. Web-based versions of classic games like Pitfall and Space Invaders
are available online, and some developers have even designed new Atari
games and game cartridges for the original console, despite the relatively
difficult programming restrictions inherent in the aging technology.
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/09/atari/index.html

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> The Sharper Image, Content Database Specialist - San Francisco

Manage The Sharper Image websites. Development & maintain ongoing
production schedules, updates, content & art placement. Produce style
guides for site continuity. Manage 3-person team involved in site content
management, updates and brand presentation. 3+ yrs. experience managing
people in a production or development setting required. Send resumes to:
tsi@rpc.webhire.com
http://www.sharperimage.com
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> Digital Vision, Ltd., Account Executive - New York City

Achieve sales according to agreed targets & build the Digital Vision brand
within the U.S. Responsibilities include: development of accounts via
telephone and in person; answering of all incoming calls (requests);
raising of invoices; and telemarketing. Primary role is to maintain a high
level of outbound sales activity. Salary + bonus scheme. Send resume and
salary details to: sarah@digitalvisiononline.com
http://www.digitalvisiononline.com
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> TaskStream, Web Developer/Programmer - New York City

This person’s principal responsibility will be to participate in the
design, Implementation & testing of web application systems. Must be
motivated, self-driven and able to work with others in development groups.
Room for growth, as we are working on a suite of highly dynamic tools that
stretch the limits of web-based data driven applications. Requirements:
Visual Basic/Script/ASP, SQL (MS SQL Server), HTML & JavaScript.
Send resumes to: webster@taskstream.com
http://www.taskstream.com
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> Walt Disney Internet Group, Sales Associate - Los Angeles

Join the ABCNEWS.com/ABC.com sales team. Responsibilities: creating
Powerpoint proposals; prospecting for leads; managing active programs;
providing tracking for existing ad campaigns; quantitive & qualitative
research; & handling clients while all sales reps are out of the office. 1
year experience at an interactive agency. Media background preferred. Send
resumes to: hr.recruiting@dig.com
http://www.dig.com
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> Dittus Communications, Senior Director - Washington, D.C.

Working with the Vice President, this individual will be responsible for
developing and implementing communications programs for our high-tech
clients. Creative writing, strong media pitching, management experience,
solid marketing background as well as 5 to 8 years agency experience
required. Send resumes to karine.elsen@dittus.com
http://www.dittus.com

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> Web Hosting Expo, August 20-22 - Washington, D.C.

Web Hosting Expo is the conference and exhibit dedicated to business &
technology of Internet infrastructure. It brings together web hosts,
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experts. Send inquiries to techwire@infotonic.com
http://www.whexpo.com
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> Diversity Expo, July 18 - New York City

NYC’s premier hiring event for Equal Opportunity Employers to recruit
Business & Information Technology Professionals: Sales, Management,
Marketing, Retail, Administrative, Programming, New Media, Telecom,
Engineering Professionals meet directly with hiring managers for immediate
interviews. This annual event draws approximately 70 companies and 3,000
candidates! For more information contact: jpicone@techexpousa.com
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