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o Draft Bill Would Limit Consumers' "Fair Use" Rights of Copyrighted Works
o Reuters: VUNet USA President Robin Richards Expected to Step Down
o Sega Looks to Increase Video Game Market Share Through Acquisitions
o Report: European Spending on Video Games to Grow 5000% by 2006
o AOL Buys $45 Million Stake in NBA Digital Cable Channel
o Report: 25% of U.S. Households to Have Digital Video Recorders by 2008
o Webcasters Plan Benefit Concert to Save Internet Radio
> Digital Media Wire "M-Commerce" Event | Los Angeles | July 23
> Digital Media Wire "Future of Mobile Entertainment" Panel | NYC | July 25
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o Briefly Noted: DMX Music - Direcway, Thomson multimedia - MPEG LA, IGN
Gamestore, Miramax - LEGO - Bionicle, Cinesite - "X-Men 2,"
Video-scratching
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> Jobs: Acct. Executives, Dir. of Public Relations, New Business Sales,
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o Draft Bill Would Limit Consumers' "Fair Use" Rights of Copyrighted Works

Washington -- A new bill drafted by Reps. Howard Coble (R-N.C.) and Howard
Berman (D-Ca.) would limit consumers' traditional "fair use" rights to
copyrighted content, CNET News.com reported. The bill would limit backup
copies of copyrighted materials, and likely outlaw such acts as taping a
TV or radio program and sending it to a friend. The bill also contains a
clause that benefits webcasters -- the temporary or "buffer" copies of
files that are briefly stored on users' PCs to facilitate transmission of
a stream would not be subject to licensing. The bill has not yet been
introduced, and in fact is not wholeheartedly endorsed by either of its
authors. "Part of it exempts buffer copies," Berman spokeswoman Gene Smith
told CNET News.com. "Howard thinks there has been no demonstrated need for
that. It's not a demonstrated problem." Rep. Berman also plans next week
to introduce legislation that would give record labels the authority to
use technological countermeasures to deter consumers from using
file-sharing networks.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-943134.html
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o Reuters: VUNet USA President Robin Richards Expected to Step Down

Los Angeles -- Vivendi Universal Net USA president Robin Richards,
formerly president of digital music site MP3.com before it was acquired by
Vivendi Universal, is expected to announce his resignation shortly,
sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. The company is Vivendi
Universal's U.S. Internet unit, responsible for operations at MP3.com,
GetMusic.com, RollingStone.com, EMusic, The Flipside Network and others.
The move would come during a time of turmoil for Vivendi Universal, which
faces some accounting issues and whose chairman and CEO Jean-Marie Messier
was ousted last week.
http://www.reuters.com/co_news_presentation.jhtml?type=companynews&
provider=companynews&StoryID=1192625&symbol1=V&symbol2=EAUG.PA
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o Sega Looks to Increase Video Game Market Share Through Acquisitions

Los Angeles -- Video game maker Sega is looking to expand its share of the
video game market through the acquisition of other game developers, and
has only ruled out taking over Electronic Arts, the top independent game
publisher, Reuters reported. Sega of America vice president Charles
Bellfield told Reuters that Sega aims to be the No. 2 game publisher in
the U.S. this year and the No. 1 globally next year. The company exited
the video game hardware market over a year ago to focus exclusively on
games, after competing for years with its Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast and
other consoles. Shares of French video game publisher Infogrames spiked
earlier this week after speculation that the company was a prime target
for acquisition by Sega, which neither company would confirm.
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-942551.html
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o Report: European Spending on Video Games to Grow 5000% by 2006

London -- European spending on console, wireless and interactive TV video
games will grow 5000 percent, from $126 million in 2001 to $6.4 billion in
2006, according to a recent report from Screen Digest that was
commissioned by the European Leisure Software Publishers Association. New
online services being launched for Sony's PlayStation 2, Microsoft's Xbox
and Nintendo's GameCube are expected to generate $2.5 billion by 2006,
while spending on games for mobile phones and other wireless devices are
expected to generate $2.2 billion. Online games for PC, such as EverQuest
and Ultima Online, will claim seven million subscribers by 2006 and
represent a market value of $1.3 billion. The Screen Digest report also
predicts that U.K. consumer spending on interactive TV games will more
than double from $78 million in 2002 to $204 million in 2006, with the
total European iTV gaming market expected to be worth $465 million.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.070902/221902311
http://www.screendigest.com
http://www.elspa.com
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o AOL Buys $45 Million Stake in NBA Digital Cable Channel

New York -- AOL Time Warner spent $45 million to purchase a 10 percent
stake in NBA TV, the National Basketball Association's digital cable
channel, The New York Times reported. The investment replaces the notion
set forth in an earlier agreement that would have created a completely new
network. "We believe there is a place for a second full-time sports
channel after the demise of CNN/SI," NBA spokesman Adam Silver told The
Times. NBA TV is currently available to the 9.5 million digital cable
subscribers and 2.5 million satellite subscribers. The channel, which the
NBA said will eventually offer interactive TV features and high-definition
broadcasts, will carry 98 NBA games, some WNBA games and other content to
possibly include basketball-themed films.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/11/sports/basketball/11NBAA.html
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o Report: 25% of U.S. Households to Have Digital Video Recorders by 2008

Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. -- Digital video recorders (DVR), which allow
viewers to pause and record live television, will be in an estimated 1.5
percent of U.S. TV households by 2002, increasing to 25 percent in 2008,
according to a report from California-based media research firm The Carmel
Group. The report also predicts that by the end of 2005, U.S. cable TV
operators will have an estimated 4.8 million DVR-based users, up from
300,000 users in 2002; U.S. satellite TV providers like DirecTV are
expected to have 4.9 million DVR-based users, up from 1.0 million in 2002.
The Carmel Group forecasts that six DVR manufacturers will control 72
percent of the market by 2005: Digeo/Moxi, Metabyte Networks, Microsoft,
OpenTV, Sonicblue and TiVo. Cable operators will be more inclined to work
with unbranded products, such as those provided by OpenTV and Metabyte
Networks, because they provide greater flexibility and control.
http://www.carmelgroup.com
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o Webcasters Plan Benefit Concert to Save Internet Radio

Chantilly, Va. -- The International Webcasting Association (IWA), an
international, non-profit group supporting small webcasters, announced
that it will hold a benefit concert to raise funds for its potential
negotiations or legislative relief from the U.S. Copyright Office's
recently announced webcasting royalty rates. A live webcast of the July 22
event, featuring headliner The Gerry Beaudoin Trio with Jay Geils, will be
produced by TVWorldwide.com. "Webcasters recognize there is a cost to do
business. What they cannot accept is a fee that restricts their ability to
stay in business," said IWA executive director Susan Pickering. "Without a
percentage of revenue structure, there is a barrier to entry for all but
the largest webcasters."
http://www.webcasters.org
http://www.tvworldwide.com
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Digital Media Wire Presents: "M-Commerce" Event (Los Angeles - July 23)

This innovative half-day forum will be held on the afternoon of July 23 at
the Davidson Conference Center on the USC campus. The event, which is a
collaboration between Digital Media Wire and the Center of Telecom
Management (CTM) at USC's Marshall School of Business, features two high
profile roundtable discussion sessions, preceded by keynote addresses --
one of which will be given by John Gage, Chief Researcher at Sun
Microsystems. Wireless technology demonstrations and a post-event cocktail
reception cap what is certain to be a dynamic and insightful exploration
of the future of mobile commerce. The event may be attended by invite only
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DMW Presents "The Future of Mobile Entertainment" -- July 25, New York

This discussion forum to held in New York on the evening of July 25
features leaders from a broad spectrum of wireless-related industries who
will explore the future of mobile entertainment, technologies and
services. A cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception concludes what is sure
to be a worthwhile event for those wishing to explore where the next
generation of wireless technologies is likely to take us.

Anders Evju - Vice President & General Manager, Digital Bridges
Fabrice Grinda - Founder & CEO, Zingy, Inc.
Nicholas Lehman - Vice President, Interactive Business Development,
MTV/VH1
McAdory Lipscomb Jr. - Marketing & Communications Lead, Accenture
Raviv Pablo - Sr. Dir., Product Technologies & Marketing, Emblaze Systems

Sponsored by: Emblaze Systems (www.emblaze.com)

For more information and to register online:
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o Briefly Noted:

(Los Angeles) DMX Music, a provider of digital music programming via
digital cable, satellite, DVD and the Internet, announced that it has
signed an agreement to provide programming to subscribers of Direcway, a
satellite-based broadband Internet service offered by Hughes Network
Systems. Initially, Los Angeles-based DMX will provide 10 streaming audio
channels as part of the basic Direcway subscription package offered to
consumers and small businesses.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020710/dcw006_1.html
http://www.dmxmusic.com
http://www.direcway.com

(Paris) Consumer electronics manufacturer Thomson multimedia has joined
the MPEG LA patent pool, a group of companies that hold the patents on
MPEG-2 digital video technology. MPEG-2 technology is notably used in set
top boxes, DVD-Video players and discs as well as all forms of electronic
hardware that use such devices. Paris-based Thomson also said it will be
expanding its licensing activities of certain other digital-related
patents for DVD and set-top box products.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020711/112405_1.html
http://www.thomson-multimedia.com
http://www.mpegla.com

(San Francisco) Video game portal IGN Entertainment announced that it has
partnered with Texas-based video game retailer GameStop to create an
online game retail site. IGN Gamestore will offer new and used game
hardware, software and accessories, as well as related entertainment
merchandise such as DVDs, action figures and strategy guides. GameStop
will serve as the store's fulfillment partner and will work with San
Francisco-based IGN to develop bundles and promotions.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020711/110229_1.html
http://www.gamestop.com
http://gamestore.ign.com

(New York) Miramax Films announced that it has partnered with toymaker
LEGO to developer a CGI-animated motion picture based on LEGO's Bionicle
brand. Featuring biomechanical characters in a primitive setting, the
popular Bionicle brand includes a website, comic books, trading cards,
software and a toy line. The film is scheduled for release in 2004.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/221920326&ticker=
http://www.bionicle.com
http://www.lego.com
http://www.miramax.com

(Los Angeles) Cinesite, a subsidiary of Kodak that provides virtual and
physical effects for motion pictures, announced that it will provide
visual effects for 20th Century Fox's "X-Men 2," slated for release in May
2003. The company will provide visuals for some two-thirds of the effects
shots in the film, about 90 percent of which will include 3-D effects. Los
Angeles-based Cinesite also did effects for director Sam Mendes' "Road to
Perdition."
http://www.cinesite.com

(San Francisco) Wired News on Friday published a feature on video DJs, and
the emerging art of video-scratching. Performers like Squaresquare, a
group of three twenty-year-olds, use hardware such as Titanium G4
PowerBooks and Apple's Final Cut Pro 3 video editing software to create
video effects that parallel the scratching techniques used by modern music
DJs, primarily in dance clubs but more often now at festivals and art
gallery exhibitions.
http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,53807,00.html
http://www.squaresquare.com
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Account Executives - AT&T Wireless - New York, NY (Open House)

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Director of Public Relations - Salary: $130k + DOE - San Francisco, CA

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Sales Consultant - ivacation - Los Angeles, CA

ivacation.com is the "missing link", in providing the marketing solution
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Legal Counsel:In-House - colonize.com - New York, NY

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Sr. eCommerce Strategy Consultant - McFadyen Consulting - Tysons Corner,
VA

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Send resumes to hr@mcfadyen.com Visit http://www.mcfadyen.com
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Manager, Government & Community Relations - Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory - Berkeley, CA

Liaison with Washington-based, University of California reps regarding
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