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Hollywood, Tech Firms Agree On DVD Copying, Content Protection
o Judge
Allows Infringement Case Against Napster Investors to Move Forward
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Acacia Suffers Setback in Streaming Patent Infringement Lawsuit
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Report: Nintendo DS to Launch in U.S. Nov. 11 With $180 Price Tag
o Sirius Satellite Radio Hits
500,000 Subscribers
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Briefly Noted: TOM Online -
Chinese wireless music services, XM Satellite Radio - ACC/Pac-10
sports, Apple AirPort Express, Hawaiian Airlines - digEplayer, AOL -
D-Link, Aerielle - XM Satellite Radio, Nickelodeon - .kids domain,
id Software - "Doom 3," Electronic Arts - "NCAA Football 2005,"
Verizon Wireless - Blue Ridge Games, Pop-up ads - unreliable
click-through data
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--VP - Ignition Strategic Communications
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o Hollywood, Tech Firms Agree On DVD
Copying, Content Protection
Los Angeles -- A consortium of Hollywood movie and TV firms and
technology companies have reached an agreement that will allow
high-definition video programming to be legally copied for personal
use, while at the same time ensuring that programs and other content
cannot be pirated over home networks. Currently, its is illegal to
defeat the copyright protections on DVDs to make back-up copies for
personal use, while TiVo and other services allow for limited
recording of TV shows and movies. Members of the group, which is
expected to formally announce its agreement at an upcoming Content
Protection Technology Working Group (CPTWG) meeting, are said to
include IBM, Intel, Sony, Microsoft, Warner Bros., Walt Disney and
Matsushita. The consortium has developed a new content protection
technology, dubbed the "Advanced Access Content System," which is
expected to become available for licensing later this year.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V32512EC8
http://makeashorterlink.com/?C1F421EC8
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o Judge Allows
Infringement Case Against Napster Investors to Move Forward
San Francisco -- A federal judge has denied motions to dismiss a
lawsuit claiming that companies that invested in Napster during its
early years, such as Bertelsmann and venture capital firm Hummer
Winblad, could be held liable for copyright infringement for keeping
the company afloat. U.S. District Judge Marilyn Patel on Wednesday
ruled to allow the case to continue through the discovery process,
where record labels and others could present evidence arguing that
Bertelsmann's $90 million investment in Napster in 2000 cost them
millions in lost sales due to copyright infringement. "By investing
both millions of dollars and management resources in Napster, which
was an illegal enterprise built on the unlawful distribution of
copyrighted works, Bertelsmann and Hummer Winblad enabled and
encouraged the wholesale theft of copyrighted music," Jeanne Meyer,
a spokeswoman for major label EMI, told Reuters. "Our position
remains that those allegations are not factually true and will be
disproven through the discovery process," Bertelsmann attorney Bruce
Rich told Reuters.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?P25513EC8
http://www.napster.com
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o Acacia
Suffers Setback in Streaming Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Los Angeles -- A company claiming to hold patents on basic
streaming media technology was delivered a blow on Monday, when a
federal court judge essentially ruled several of its patent claims
to be invalid, The Los Angeles Times reported. Acacia Research,
which has already won licenses for its technology from Disney,
Playboy, Radio Free Virgin and over 100 others, responded by saying
that several of its claims are still intact, and that the judge has
still not heard from expert witnesses on any of its claims. "This is
one step in what is typically a long process," said Acacia chairman
Paul Ryan. "We continue to believe that we have strong arguments of
infringement." Acacia sued a number of adult website operators after
they refused to license its technology; U.S. District Judge James
Ware filed the preliminary order against Acacia on Monday. The
company also has a patent lawsuit pending against the nation's top
cable and satellite TV operators, including Comcast and DirecTV.
"We're pleased that the court saw, frankly, a lot of it our way,"
Jonathan Singer, an attorney for nine of the adult sites sued by
Acacia, told The Times. The next oral arguments in the case will
likely be heard in the fall, with decisions coming in the following
months. Acacia's shares were down 37% Tuesday on news of the ruling.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040713/135991_1.html
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-acacia14jul14.story
http://www.acaciaresearch.com
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o Report:
Nintendo DS to Launch in U.S. Nov. 11 With $180 Price Tag
London -- Citing unconfirmed reports from Japanese retailers,
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Nintendo plans to release its DS
handheld gaming device -- a successor to its popular Game Boy
Advance -- in the U.S. on Nov. 11, with a price tag of $180. The
report added that the device will first ship in Japan on Nov. 4,
with an array of five or six games initially available and 11
planned for release by the end of 2004. Nintendo has said that it
aims to sell three million DS consoles worldwide by March 2005, the
end of its fiscal year.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=ret&aid=3795
http://www.nintendo.com/e3_2004/ds/index.jsp
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o Sirius
Satellite Radio Hits 500,000 Subscribers
New York -- Sirius Satellite Radio, a provider of
satellite-delivered digital radio programming, announced on
Wednesday that it has passed the 500,000 subscriber mark. "In the
second half of the year, we expect to attract many additional
subscribers as more consumers recognize our premium programming, and
tune-in to our broadcasts of live, play-by-play coverage of NFL
games. Plus, with the tripling of our sales outlets to over 20,000,
Sirius products will be available in more stores than ever before,"
said Sirius CEO Joseph Clayton. Sirius also said on Wednesday that
Chrysler has increased its order for satellite radios to include 11
vehicles. Sirius reiterated that it expects to have 1 million
subscribers by the end of the year. By contrast, rival XM Satellite
Radio reached 500,000 subscribers in April 2003 and currently claims
2.1 million subscribers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040714/nyw042_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040714/dew002_2.html
http://www.siriusradio.com
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o Briefly Noted: (Beijing)
Chinese mobile Internet provider TOM Online announced on Wednesday
that it has established deals with record labels and music
publishers including Sony Music Entertainment, EMI, Warner Chappell,
Universal Music Publishing and BMG, which will enable it to offer
mobile music services to its subscribers. TOM Online will offer
songs, greetings, ringtones, mobile karaoke and music video clips,
among other features, to subscribers of its nationwide wireless
Internet service in China.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040714/cnw006_1.html
http://ir.tom.com
(Washington, D.C.) XM Satellite Radio, a provider of
satellite-delivered digital radio programming, announced on
Wednesday that it has signed an agreement that will allow it to
broadcast Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Pacific-10 Conference
(Pac-10) college football and men's and women's basketball games
this fall.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040714/dcw013_1.html
http://www.xmradio.com
(Cupertino, Calif.) Apple on Wednesday began shipping its AirPort
Express wireless mobile base station, which allows users to create
wireless networks either at home or on the road. The $129 device,
for which Apple said it received 80,000 pre-orders, also features
audio outputs that can be used to stream music from iTunes
wirelessly to any room in the house.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040714/sfw042a_1.html
(Tacoma, Wash.) Hawaiian Airlines announced on Wednesday that in
August it will begin providing in-flight entertainment on
transpacific flights to Hawaii, in the form of consumer electronics
firm APS' digEplayer. The portable device will offer 10-15
first-run, full-length movies; 8-10 short subjects or situation
comedies; 20 music videos; and 100 audio tracks. Hawaiian, which has
purchased 1,500 units from APS, will make the devices available for
free to first class passengers, and for a $10 rental fee in coach
class.
http://www.hawaiianair.com
https://www.digeplayer.com/index.php
(Dulles, Va.) America Online said on Wednesday that it has teamed
with California-based D-Link to deliver AOL's broadband radio
content to home entertainment systems. Consumers who purchase
D-Link's wireless media player and have both a high speed Internet
connection and a home entertainment network will be able to access
Radio@AOL's more than 175 radio stations directly on their home
entertainment systems without being logged on to the Internet.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?A26B12DC8
(Mountain View, Calif.) Wireless developer Aerielle on Wednesday
introduced two new wireless FM transmitter device models for use
with XM Satellite Radio receivers. Both the AudioBUG Model AB-250
and the Delphi XM Universal Audio Adaptor allow drivers to hear XM's
programming through their existing FM car stereo rather than having
to purchase a separate satellite radio receiver.
http://www.aerielle.com
(New York) Nickelodeon, the Viacom-owned children's cable TV
network, said on Wednesday that its online division is launching two
new websites under the .kids domain, as part of the Dot Kids Act, a
2002 law established to create a "safe haven" for children's
Internet browsing. The sites are merely extensions of the company's
established .com domains.
http://www.nick.kids.us
http://www.nickjr.kids.us
(Mesquite, Texas) Game developer id Software and publisher
Activision announced on Wednesday that id's highly-anticipated "Doom
3" title for PC will ship to retail worldwide the week of August 2.
The companies will soon after publish an Xbox version of the game.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040714/law070_1.html
http://www.idsoftware.com
(Redwood City, Calif.) Game developer Electronic Arts on
Wednesday shipped its "NCAA Football 2005" title for PlayStation 2,
Xbox and GameCube to retailers. Developed by EA Tiburon, the title
is compatible with online play for PlayStation 2 and is also the
first EA Sports title to support Xbox Live.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040714/145390_1.html
http://www.ncaafootball05.com
(Bedminster, N.J.) Wireless carrier Verizon Wireless said on
Wednesday that it has launched Virginia-based mobile game developer
Blue Ridge Games' "Momentum" multiplayer title for its subscribers.
The game is available for $2.99 monthly access.
http://www.blueridgegames.com
(London) A new study by Bunnyfoot Universality, a Web behavior
analysis firm, shows that as many as 90% of click-through to pop-up
ads in the U.K. are made "by accident." Bunnyfoot also said it took
users an average of 59 seconds to close pop-up ads. The report said
the high instance of "accidental" click-throughs -- spurred by an
increasing number of companies resorting to "trickery", such as
hiding the close buttons -- was causing mistrust and confusion among
Internet users.
http://www.bunnyfoot.com/clickthroughs.html
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Going International too late can cause you to miss the boat on
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