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o Apple: iTunes for Windows Gets 1 Million Downloads; 1 Million Songs Sold
o Court Rules Local Radio Stations Must Pay to Stream Songs Online
o U.K. Set to Adopt Controversial Copyright Law
o Movielink, Terra Lycos Partner on Co-Branded Version of VOD Service
o Yahoo's Overture Extends Search Deal with Microsoft in the U.S., U.K.
o French Court Fines Google for Trademark Violation

o Briefly Noted: Mforma Group - Tecmo Mobile - Activision, Sorrent - Greg Ballard, Vindigo Studios - WireImage, Midway Games - "Super Duper Sumos," Taito, Thumbworks, Glencom Entertainment, Sumea, Virgin Megastores - MusiKube Personal Music Guide

Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple announced on Monday that, since launching a Windows version of its iTunes software and Music Store last Thursday, the software has been downloaded over one million times, and the download store has sold over one million songs. "iTunes users have purchased over one million songs in the first three and a half days since our launch last Thursday, which compares with one million songs in the first seven days when we introduced the original iTunes for Mac users last April," said Apple CEO Steve Jobs. "We're off to a great start, and our competition isn't even out of the starting gates yet." Apple said that its iTunes Store has now sold over 14 million songs total since its launch in April.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031020/sfm099_1.html 
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5093454.html
http://www.apple.com/music/store
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o Court Rules Local Radio Stations Must Pay to Stream Songs Online

Philadelphia -- The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia has upheld a lower court's finding that local radio stations that stream music over the Internet are subject to copyright fees payable to record companies and performing artists. The broadcast radio stations had argued that since they already pay over $300 million in annual fees to performing rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI for the rights to play songs on traditional radio, those payments should also cover the use of the songs on the stations' Internet simulcasts. "NAB disagrees with the court opinion, which we believe serves to stifle efforts by hometown radio stations to better serve listeners. We will be exploring all of our legal and legislative options to overturn this decision, which we believe misinterprets the intent of Congress," said Dennis Wharton, senior vice president of corporate communications for the National Association of Broadcasters.
http://www.nab.org
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o U.K. Set to Adopt Controversial Copyright Law

London -- According to industry experts, the U.K. is expected to adopt a controversial EU copyright law -- designed to curb music, film and software piracy -- some time later this month. The law, deemed the EU Copyright Directive, is in many ways similar to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in the U.S. Several consumer advocacy groups on both sides of the Atlantic have opposed both laws, claiming that the directives go too far and infringe on consumer freedom. The music industry, however, claim just the opposite, arguing that the laws are toothless and too weak to stop piracy.
http://www.eurorights.org/eudmca/CopyrightDirective.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/20/business/worldbusiness/20lobby.html
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o Movielink, Terra Lycos Partner on Co-Branded Version of VOD Service

Santa Monica, Calif. -- Movielink, an Internet video-on-demand (VOD) joint venture between a number of Hollywood movie studios, announced on Monday that it has partnered with global Internet portal Terra Lycos to launch a co-branded version of the service. Santa Monica, Calif.-based Movielink said the service will be available only to U.S. Lycos users. Movielink has created similar co-branded versions of its service with Time Warner Cable's Road Runner, Hollywood.com and The Feed Room.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031020/lam019_1.html 
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o Yahoo's Overture Extends Search Deal with Microsoft in the U.S., U.K.

Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Overture Services, a provider of commercial search services recently acquired by Sunnyvale-based Yahoo, said on Friday that it has extended its search distribution relationship with Microsoft in the U.S. and U.K. through June 2005. Under the terms of the new deal, users of MSN Search in the two countries will receive Overture's paid placement search results. The agreement also allows for the companies to potentially expand into additional countries. Overture's search listings are generated by the company's more than 100,000 advertisers who bid for placement on keywords relevant to their business.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031017/175199_1.html _____________________________________________

o French Court Fines Google for Trademark Violation

Paris -- A French court ruled this week that Google France must pay a 70,000-euro ($81,000) fine after it permitted advertisers to link their text notices with trademarked search names. Two French travel agencies -- Luteciel and Viaticum -- sued Google last December after the company refused to stop the use of the words "bourse des vols" and "bourse des voyages," which translate as "travel market" and "air-flight market," respectively, and for which the agencies had claimed intellectual property rights. Google declined to comment on the case, saying only that it would appeal the decision.
http://www.google.fr/intl/fr/about.html

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(Kirkland, Wash.) Wireless game publisher Mforma Group announced on Monday deals with two game developers to adapt their titles for cell phones. Under an agreement with Tecmo Mobile, the wireless unit of the Japanese game developer, Mforma will publish versions of a number of Tecmo titles, including the five million-selling "Tecmo Bowl," during the current quarter. Kirkland, Wash.-based Mforma will also publish wireless versions of publisher Activision's "True Crime: Streets of L.A." and "Call of Duty."
http://www.mforma.com 
http://www.tecmoinc.com 
http://www.activision.com

(San Mateo, Calif.) Sorrent, a publisher of wireless games, announced on Monday that it has named former Sonicblue chief executive Greg Ballard as the company's new CEO. The company also released its Mobile Persona software, which allows users to create a digital character that earns skills and builds experience that can be applied to all Sorrent multiplayer games. The first compatible titles will be Sorrent's "FOX Sports Racing" and "FOX Sports Boxing;" the company also plans to release 10 new Mobile Persona titles in 2004.
http://sorrent.com/company/press/pr_031020a.jsp 
http://mp.sorrent.com

(New York) Vindigo Studios, a publisher of wireless information and entertainment services, said on Monday that it has partnered with WireImage, a digital photographic press agency and wire service for the media. New York-based Vindigo will create WireImage subscription services and deliver the company's photos of news and events to U.S. mobile users.
http://www.vindigostudios.com 
http://www.wireimage.com

(Chicago) Game developer Midway Games on Monday shipped its "Super Duper Sumos" title for Nintendo Game Boy Advance to U.S. retailers. The game is based on the popular U.K. animated children's TV series of the same name from the DIC Kid's Network.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031020/205363_1.html 
http://www.midway.com 
http://www.superdupersumos.com

(Tokyo) Japanese game developer Taito said on Monday that it has signed an agreement to publish titles for Qualcomm's BREW platform for wireless devices. Taito games including "Space Invaders," "Arkanoid," "Puzzle Bobble" and "Qix" will soon become available for owners of BREW-enabled cell phones.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031020/lam015a_1.html 
http://www.taito.co.jp

(Las Vegas) Wireless game publisher Thumbworks said on Monday that it signed an agreement with Qualcomm to publish game titles from international developers for the company's BREW platform for wireless devices. Tustin, Calif.-based Thumbworks will also publish several of its own titles for BREW, including "Babe Ruth Bashball," "Jeep Off-road Jam," "School of Rock Audition," "Element Surfing by Honda," "Snow Shredder," "Leapfrog Bob," "PIPES" and "Dragon Flight."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031020/lam090_1.html
http://www.thumbworks.com

(Las Vegas) Glencom Entertainment, a wireless entertainment developer, announced on Monday that it partnered with the Zanies chain of comedy clubs to develop a wireless comedy application for Qualcomm's BREW platform for wireless devices. The Zanies Wireless service will enable users to hear stand-up routines performed by comedians at Zanies venues.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031020/lam016_1.html 
http://www.zanies.com 
http://www.glencominc.com

(Las Vegas) Helsinki, Finland-based Sumea, a developer of wireless games, announced on Monday that it has published versions of its "Yo-Yo Fighter," "Fantasy Warrior" and "Racing Fever 2" titles for Qualcomm's BREW platform for wireless devices.
http://www.sumea.com

(New York) MusiKube announced on Monday that music retailer Virgin Megastores will test the Personal Music Guide, a portable wireless "music discovery solution," at its Union Square store in New York. The MusiKube device uses a customized HP iPAQ handheld with Wi-Fi connectivity and lets shoppers access MusiKube's Encyclomedia database of two million song samples, album reviews and related content. Shoppers can carry the device around the store and listen to tracks from any CD by scanning its barcode.
http://www.virginmega.com 
http://www.musikube.com

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