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DIGITAL MEDIA WIRE -- December 9, 2002
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o Trial Begins for Norwegian Teen Accused of Making DVD-Cracking Software
o Report: U.S. Parents Find Video Game Ratings System to be Accurate
o Digital Media Distribution Software Firm DMOD Raises $5 Million
o Media Storage Firm Lexar Media Raises $25.8 Million in Stock Offering
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o Briefly Noted: RealNetworks - Helix source code release, XM Satellite
Radio - Avis, Blockbuster - Project Greenlight, Macrovision, Sonicblue -
digital music CD players, Yuclid, Emuzed - Samsung, Electronic Gaming
Monthly, Laugh.com - Phil Hartman CD, Microsoft Media Center PC - TV
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o Trial Begins for Norwegian Teen Accused of Making DVD-Cracking Software
Oslo, Norway -- The trial of Jon Johansen, a Norwegian who at 15 wrote the
controversial DeCSS computer program -- which can circumvent the security
technology on DVDs -- began on Monday in a court in Oslo. Charges were
filed against Johansen after Norwegian prosecutors received a complaint
from the Motion Picture Association of America, which has actively
prosecuted others for distributing the DeCSS code. Johansen, now 19,
pleaded not guilty to charges of creating illegal software, which can
bring a sentence of up to two years in prison and large fines if he is
convicted. Johansen has said his initial interest in DeCSS was to enable
DVDs to be played on machines running the Linux operating system, which
the format does not support. The trial is expected to last five days.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=1875938
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,56771,00.html
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o Report: U.S. Parents Find Video Game Ratings System to be Accurate
New York -- An independent survey of U.S. parents found that they
generally approve of the ratings assigned to video games by the
Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB), a ratings organization set up
by the video game industry. The ESRB's system places warnings for parents
on video game packaging, such as "EC" (Early Childhood), "E" (Everyone),
"T" (Teen), "M" (Mature) and "AO" (Adults Only). The survey, commissioned
by the ESRB and conducted independently by Peter Hart Research Associates,
showed parents actual footage from 80 popular games and found that 77
percent would have assigned the same or a less-restrictive rating to the
games. "Parents strongly agree with ESRB ratings," wrote Peter D. Hart
Research Associates in a memo summarizing the results. "Our research
confirms that the tastes and values of ESRB raters consistently and
reliably match those of American parents." Many retailers will not sell
games with an "M" or "AO" rating to minors, and some, including Wal-Mart,
refuse to stock overly violent games or games with sexual content.
http://www.esrb.org
http://www.hartresearch.com
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o Digital Media Distribution Software Firm DMOD Raises $5 Million
Boston -- DMOD, a provider of workflow and distribution software for
professionals in the digital media industry, announced on Monday that it
has raised $5 million in its third round of venture capital financing.
Greylock led the investment round, in which Pilot House Ventures Group
also participated. Boston-based DMOD's software is used by major media
firms including RCA Records and NBC to securely distribute audio, video
and other digital media assets via the public Internet or other networks.
The company will use the funds for sales, marketing and product
development efforts.
http://www.dmod.com
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o Media Storage Firm Lexar Media Raises $25.8 Million in Stock Offering
Fremont, Calif. -- Lexar Media, a maker of digital media and imaging
products, said that it has raised $25.8 million through a secondary
offering. The company sold 4.3 million shares at $6 each under a shelf
registration that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission in July. Fremont, Calif.-based Lexar markets removable
flash-based digital storage media, card readers and controller
applications for the digital photography, consumer electronics, industrial
and communications markets.
http://www.lexarmedia.com/newsroom/index.html
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Briefly Noted:
(Seattle) Media delivery technology provider RealNetworks announced on
Monday that it has released its Helix DNA Producer source code to the
software developer community. The free code is the second such release
from Seattle-based RealNetworks, and will allow application and content
developers to build multi-format content creation products for PCs, Web
cams, traffic cameras, personal video recorders, mobile phones and other
devices. Companies including Pinnacle Systems, Virage and Envivio
announced they will develop products based on the code. Separately,
RealNetworks announced the release of a new plug-in for Adobe Premiere,
Adobe Systems' video editing software, which provides support for
RealVideo 9 encoding.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021209/nym046_1.html
http://www.helixcommunity.org
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021209/nym045_1.html
http://forms.real.com/rnforms/resources/extensions/premiere
(Washington) XM Satellite Radio, provider of a satellite-delivered digital
radio service, announced on Monday an agreement with car rental service
Avis to provide XM radios in its rental cars beginning in the first
quarter of 2003. Avis will add 50,000 General Motors vehicles with
factory-installed XM radios to its fleet, offering the optional XM service
to car renters for an additional $2.99 per day.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021209/dcm008_1.html
http://www.xmradio.com
http://www.avis.com
(Dallas) Video rental giant Blockbuster said on Monday it will serve as
presenting sponsor of the second Project Greenlight, a contest created by
Los Angeles-based LivePlanet where an Internet-submitted screenplay is
chosen to be adapted into a $1 million feature film by Miramax Films. A
"making-of" TV series for the film will be produced and aired once again
by HBO. LivePlanet said it has received 7,200 submissions for the writer
and director roles for the second production on its website.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021209/dam032_1.html
http://www.liveplanet.com
http://www.projectgrenlight.com
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Macrovision, a developer of copy-protection
technology for CDs, DVDs, videotapes and other media, announced on Monday
the formation of a Music Technology Division. The company named its senior
vice president of corporate strategy, Mark Belinsky, as senior vice
president and general manager of the new business unit. Additionally,
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Macrovision announced the completion of its
acquisition of CD copy-protection technology developer Midbar Tech., whose
engineering and research and development teams will support the new music
division.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/021209/90226_1.html
http://www.macrovision.com
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Consumer electronics firm Sonicblue on Monday
introduced two new digital music CD players to its Rio product line, the
$100 RioVolt SP150 and $180 RioVolt SP350. Both players play both normal
audio CDs and discs containing MP3 audio files.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/021209/90124_1.html
http://www.sonicblue.com
(Portland, Ore.) Yuclid, a developer of PC and consumer electronics
convergence products, announced on Monday its Yuclid Digital Media Console
product line. The $799, Internet-capable console, which runs Microsoft's
Windows XP Home Edition, connects directly to a television and features a
TV tuner, personal video recorder, video games, and playback of DVDs, CDs,
MP3 files and Internet-delivered video-on-demand.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/223430186&ticker=
http://www.yuclid.com
(Fremont, Calif.) Emuzed, a provider of MPEG-based multimedia products and
technology for PCs and other devices, said on Monday that its Maui-II PCI
PVR TV tuner and video compression capture card and MovieMill TV software
will be used in conjunction with Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center
Edition software to power the personal video recorder functionality and
video capture capabilities of Samsung's MagicStation Q Media Center PC.
http://www.emuzed.com
(San Francisco) Publisher Ziff Davis' Media Game Group said on Monday that
it will increase the rate base of its Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine
from 500,000 to 600,000 beginning in September 2003. The company said the
magazine's circulation has increased 26 percent over the past year.
http://www.ziffdavis.com/products/index.asp?page=electronicgamingmonthly
(Los Angeles) Comedy site Laugh.com's record label unit, Laugh.com
Records, announced on Monday the release of a CD featuring "long lost
studio tapes" of the late comedian Phil Hartman, known for his roles on
"Saturday Night Live" and "The Simpsons." "Phil Hartman's Flat TV" will be
sold in U.S. and Canadian music retail stores, as well as from the
company's website.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/223432239&ticker=
http://www.laugh.com
(San Francisco) Online magazine Salon.com reported on Monday on the TV
show recording and sending capabilities enabled in Microsoft's new Media
Center PCs. The same feature -- which allows users to record a show and
then distribute it to others over the Internet -- prompted Hollywood film
studios to sue one manufacturer of personal video recorders, Sonicblue,
for copyright infringement. Similar litigation has yet to be filed against
Microsoft.
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/12/09/pvr/index.html
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