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o Bertelsmann 3Q Earnings Up 78%; Chairman Resigns
o Aussie Students Get Suspended Sentences in 'Net Music Piracy Case
o EU Delays Vote on Controversial Intellectual Property Law
o Macromedia Partners with AOL to Create IM Software
o AT&T Wireless to Distribute RealNetworks Mobile Video Content


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o Bertelsmann 3Q Earnings Up 78%; Chairman Resigns

Frankfurt -- German media giant Bertelsmann -- the No. 5 record company in the world and owner of publisher Random House -- on Thursday reported a 78% increase in third-quarter earnings. The news was largely overshadowed, however, by the surprising resignation of supervisory board chairman Gerd Schulte-Hillen, who reportedly quit because of disagreements with senior management over the company's plans to merge its record label business with Sony's. The news has led some analysts to suggest there is a growing rift between the supervisory board chairman and the CEO at Bertelsmann. Former CEO Thomas Middelhoff resigned only a year ago.
http://www.bertelsmann.de/news/service/service.cfm
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-emi20nov20,1,754153.story
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o Aussie Students Get Suspended Sentences in 'Net Music Piracy Case

Sydney, Australia -- Two Australian college students convicted of illegally distributing 1,800 songs on the Internet were given 18-month suspended prison sentences, and will complete 200 hours of community service, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. The convictions were the first for criminal online copyright violations in the country. Prosecutors had sought prison time for Charles Kok Hau Ng, 20, and Peter Tran, 19, as the recording industry there estimated their losses at $60 million, but the judge in the case took into account the offenders' youth and the fact that they did not personally profit from their MP3 website. A third accused, 21-year-old Tommy Le, also plead guilty to lesser copyright infringement charges and received 200 hours of community service.
http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/18/1069027100496.html
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o EU Delays Vote on Controversial Intellectual Property Law

Brussels -- The EU has once again delayed a vote on controversial legislation that would increase law enforcement's powers to fight intellectual property crimes. The vote was delayed after several EU ministers said more discussion was needed to fully understand the directive's implications. The proposal has sparked considerable controversy in Europe, where critics claim that it will hinder competition and make many harmless practices a crime. The directive, which has been delayed three times already, was originally scheduled for vote on Sept. 11. That date has now been changed to Nov. 27, but industry experts say a vote before year's end is unlikely.
http://europa.eu.int/news/index_en.htm
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o Macromedia Partners with AOL to Create IM Software

San Francisco -- America Online has partnered with San Francisco-based Web publishing software firm Macromedia to develop technology that programmers can use to create software for AOL's instant messaging platform. Macromedia, best known as the developer of Flash animation technology, also is the creator of Macromedia Central, a program that lets users interact with information and software delivered over the Internet. Through the partnership, the companies have opened the door for potentially hundreds of thousands of Flash developers to build applications that incorporate IM features. "This partnership opens the door for developers to build applications that add context through online forums such as discussion groups, virtual classrooms, and multi-party chat," said Kevin Lynch, the chief software architect at Macromedia. AOL's instant messaging network supports over 1 billion messages a day and over 50 million active users each month.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031119/195246_1.html 
http://www.macromedia.com
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o AT&T Wireless to Distribute RealNetworks Mobile Video Content

Seattle -- RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery technology, announced on Thursday that it has partnered with AT&T Wireless to provide streaming video content to subscribers of AT&T's mMode wireless content service. Subscribers with Nokia 3650 handset or the Nokia N-Gage who have installed the RealOne Player software for mobile devices can pay $4.95 per month, plus usage charges, for full-motion video and audio of breaking news, entertainment, sports and weather. Content providers for the service include ABC News, NPR News, CBS MarketWatch, Fox Sports, Sporting News Radio and The Weather Channel.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031120/sfth042_1.html
http://www.attwireless.com/personal/features/mmode/index.jhtml

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(Pasadena, Calif.) Overture Services, a unit of Yahoo that provides pay-per-performance Internet advertising services, announced on Thursday the launch of its Marketing Console, which will allow advertisers to measure the effectiveness of their Overture campaigns. The service will track paid keyword ads, banners and third-party email promotions. Pasadena, Calif.-based Overture will charge advertisers between $150-$250 per month for the service, depending on the number of ads being tracked.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031120/205181_1.html 
http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5109798.html 
http://www.overture.com

(New York) Cable TV network HBO, a unit of Time Warner, announced on Thursday that it is distributing a downloadable game based on its series "Carnivale" through RealNetworks' RealArcade online PC game service. "FATE: the Carnivale Game," an online Tarot card game, will be available for preview and purchase exclusively on RealArcade for $19.99.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031120/sfth025_1.html
http://www.hbo.com/carnivale 
http://www.realonearcade.com/carnivale

(Dallas) Online personals site Match.com announced on Thursday that it has partnered with cable TV operator Comcast to launch a co-branded personals site on Comcast.net, the portal for Comcast's high-speed cable Internet subscribers. Comcast currently claims five million U.S. broadband subscribers, while Dallas-based Match.com claims 12 million members for its service.
http://www.match.com 
http://www.comcast.net

(Seattle) Online retailer Amazon.com said on Thursday that it will offer site visitors a free webcast of a concert from Geffen Records artists Counting Crows on Nov. 25, coinciding with the release of the band's new album. The concert webcast is part of Seattle-based Amazon.com's Holiday A-List celebrity promotions.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031120/205202_1.html
http://makeashorterlink.com/?T2A653996

(Torrance, Calif.) Auto electronics manufacturer Alpine Electronics on Thursday introduced the HDA-5460, an in-dash, 16GB removable hard disk digital audio player. The $1000 device, which can store up to 3,000 MP3, WMA and .WAV files, will go on sale in December.
http://12.145.140.137/html/press/010903_hda-5460.html 
http://www.alpine-usa.com

(Redwood City, Calif) Game developer Electronic Arts said on Thursday that it signed St. Louis Cardinals All-Star Albert Pujols as cover athlete and spokesman for its "MVP Baseball 2004." The game for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and the PC is under development at EA Canada for a spring 2004 release. Redwood City, Calif.-based Electronic Arts also on Thursday released its "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" title for PlayStation 2, GameCube and Game Boy Advance. Based on the Warner Bros. film of the same name, the game was developed by U.K.-based Warthog and is being co-published by Warner Bros. Interactive.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031120/205192_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031120/205179_1.html 
http://www.warthog.co.uk 
http://www2.warnerbros.com/looneytunesbackinaction

(San Francisco) Video game publisher Ubisoft has released its "XIII" title for PlayStation 2 and the PC. Featuring voice talent from actors including David Duchovny, Eve and Adam West, the title offers online multiplayer gaming on both the PlayStation 2 and PC platforms.
http://www.ubisoft.com

(Sunnyvale, Calif.) Capcom Entertainment, the U.S. arm of the Japanese game developer, said that it has released "Disney's Hide and Sneak" for Nintendo GameCube to retailers. The game features classic Disney characters including Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
http://www.capcom.com

(San Francisco) Wired News on Thursday reported on Loca Records, a U.K.-based electronica record label that it is distributing its artists' music online for free, under a Creative Commons license that allows anyone to share, remix and redistribute its songs. The label also sells CD and vinyl versions of its music in European record stores. "You're free to copy it, give it to your friends and you can play it. If you're really interested, you can sample it and then re-release it," Loca Records managing director David Berry told Wired News. "Because at the end of the day, if you sample the work and create a fantastic remix, we think you're entitled to try and make some money from it."
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,61282,00.html
http://www.creativecommons.org 
http://www.locarecords.com

(San Francisco) CNET News.com recently reported on Poisoned, a file-sharing application that allows Mac users to connect to the FastTrack network, on which Kazaa's tens of millions of users share media files. "The Macintosh has been very underserved, very neglected," programmer Julian Ashton, who is leading development on Poisoned, told News.com. "That's why this is an ideal project." The software has already gained the attention of the Recording Industry Association of America, which reportedly has targeted legal action at a Poisoned Mac user.
http://news.com.com/2100-1027-5109645.html 
http://www.poisonedproject.com

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