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Jersey Woman Sues RIAA for Extortion Under Racketeering Laws
o FBI
"Anti-Piracy" Label to Feature on Music, Movies, Software, Games
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Study: Teen-Rated Games Feature Content Not Consistent with Rating
o U.K.
ISP Telewest Developing "Scent Dome" for PCs
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- Series 60, 2ThumbZ Entertainment, 989 Sports - Carlos "Pescadito"
Ruiz, Activision - "Pitfall: The Lost Expedition," NCsoft - Blue
King Studios - "City of Heroes," Mythic Entertainment - "Dark Age of
Camelot: New Frontiers," Gathering - SCi - "Conflict: Vietnam,"
"Paranoia," LightningCD.com - Sanctuary Records
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o New Jersey Woman Sues RIAA for
Extortion Under Racketeering Laws
Rockaway Township, N.J. -- A New Jersey woman targeted by one of
the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) copyright
infringement lawsuits has countersued the major record labels under
U.S. racketeering laws, claiming they are extorting settlement fees
from the alleged copyright infringers they have sued. Michele
Scimeca says that by suing alleged file-swappers on charges that
could bring damages in the millions of dollars -- and then offering
to settle the suits for lesser amounts -- the labels are engaging in
extortion similar to tactics used by organized crime. In papers
filed with the U.S. District Court in Newark, Scimeca's attorney
Bart Lombardo states, "This scare tactic has caused a vast amount of
settlements from individuals who feared fighting such a large
institution and feel victim to these actions and felt forced to
provide funds to settle these actions instead of fighting." The RIAA
has to date sued nearly 1,500 individuals for copyright
infringement, having settled with close to 400 defendants for
amounts between $2,000 and $10,000. Legal experts have called
Scimeca's strategy a novel idea, but somewhat of a long-shot defense
against the record companies' copyright infringement claims.
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5161209.html
http://makeashorterlink.com/?G1B423677
http://www.riaa.com
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o FBI
"Anti-Piracy" Label to Feature on Music, Movies, Software, Games
Los Angeles -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on
Thursday announced a joint initiative with record labels, movie
studios, software and game developers that will result in a new FBI
"Anti-Piracy" warning label being placed on and within physical and
digital copyrighted works. The four industries participating in the
endeavor collectively claim $3 billion in losses due to copyright
infringement in 2003. "It is our hope that when consumers see the
new FBI warning on the music they purchase, both physically and
digitally, they will take the time to learn the do's and don'ts of
copying and uploading to the Internet," said Brad Buckles, director
of anti-piracy at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"As this seal attests, these are the serious crimes with serious
consequences -- including federal prosecution -- to making
unauthorized copies or uploading music without permission and
consumers should be aware of them." The exact design and phrasing of
the FBI warning labels -- long a fixture on VHS and DVD movies -- is
still under consideration by the various industries.
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel04/piracy021904.htm
http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/cyberedletter.htm
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z5E725677
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5161871.html
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o Study:
Teen-Rated Games Feature Content Not Consistent with Rating
Chicago -- A recent study of Teen-rated video games published in
the Journal of the American Medical Association found that many
titles brandishing the "T" rating depicted acts of violence, sex and
alcohol and tobacco use not in agreement with the rating's
definition. For the study, Harvard researchers Kimberly Thompson and
Kevin Hanniger played 81 randomly sampled Teen-rated game titles and
found that 48% of these games contained content not described on the
game's box. Fifteen percent of the games also depicted alcohol or
tobacco use, when only 1% of all T-rated games feature a warning to
this effect on their packaging. The researchers concluded that "a
significant amount of content in T-rated video games that might
surprise adolescent players and their parents given the presence of
this content in games without ESRB content descriptors."
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H13625677
http://www.esrb.com/esrbratings_guide.asp#symbols
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U.K. ISP Telewest Developing "Scent Dome" for PCs
London -- U.K.-based ISP Telewest Broadband announced on Thursday
that it is developing a hi-tech scent device that would plug in to
PCs and release odors on command. The "scent dome" device, which
would retail at about 250 pounds ($472), would come with a
replaceable cartridge containing about 20 basic smells that could be
combined to produce up to 60 different aromas, the company said. "We
are always looking at ways to enhance the broadband Internet
experience of the future," said Telewest Broadband Internet Services
Director Chad Raube. "And this time we are sure consumers will come
up smelling of roses." A similar device was marketed several years
ago by the now-defunct U.S. firm DigiScent.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?T2E741577
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.11/digiscent.html
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> DMW Events:
4th
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Digital Music Forum
March 1, 2004 | New York City
www.digitalmusicforum.com
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Sean Ryan - VP, Music Services,
Real Networks
Jonathan Potter - Executive Dir.,
Digital Media Association
FEATURED
INTERVIEW/Q&A
Steven Marks - General Counsel,
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Chris Amenita - SVP,
ASCAP
Amy
Bernstein - Senior Editor, Business 2.0
Derek Broes - EVP, Worldwide Operations,
Altnet
David Card - VP &
Research Director,
Jupiter Research
Scott Cohen - Co-Founder & President,
The Orchard Global Media
Ted
Cohen - SVP, Digital Development & Distribution,
EMI Music
Peter Csathy
- COO, MusicMatch
David Del
Beccaro - President & CEO,
Music Choice
Maureen Dorney - Partner,
Gray Cary
Roy Elkins - CEO &
Founder, Broadjam
Mark Frieser - CEO &
Founder, Consect
Brian Garrity - Senior
Editor, Billboard Magazine
Tom Gensch - VP, Content &
Premium Services,
PaymentOne
Laura Goldberg - COO, Napster
Jim Griffin - CEO,
Cherry Lane Digital
Ellie Hirschhorn - GM &
EVP, MusicNet
Jeff Howe - Contributing
Editor, Wired Magazine
David Hyman - Chief Strategy Officer, Gracenote
Scott
Kauffman
- President & CEO, MusicNow (formerly
FullAudio)
John Kilcullen -
President & Publisher, Billboard
Magazine
David Kusek - VP, Berklee
Media, Berklee College of Music
Tim Nilson - VP, Mobile
Technology, Sony Music
Larry Rebich, VP of
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Tim Riley,
Worldwide Executive of Music, Activision
Rob Schoeben,
Vice President of Application Marketing,
Apple
Ned Sherman - CEO &
Founder, Digital Media Wire
Howie Singer - Chief
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Group
Perry
Solomon - Founder & VP, Strategy, Peppercoin
Bob Struble - President &
CEO, Ibiquity Digital
Nikke Slight - SVP, New
Media, Atlantic Records
Nada Usina -
GM,
Entertainment & Media Business,
Nokia America
Jim Van Huysse -
Executive Director & GM, The AOL
Radio@ Network
Jon Vlassopulos - Sr. Dir., Bus. Dev.,
AT&T Wireless Mobile Multimedia
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This year's forum focuses on the following questions:
- Is there a viable business model for selling music online?
- Can licensed services compete with free downloads from
file-sharing networks?
- Who will be the winners and the losers in the world of online
music sales?
- What is the status of pending lawsuits and legislation
concerning digital copyrights? Can the music industry profit
from legitimate uses of P2P?
- How are consumers reacting to new formats for music delivery?
- Will new formats generate the kind of success that the industry
experienced with CDs during the '80s and '90s?
- What are the challenges and opportunities for music industry
executives seeking to maximize the potential of the mobile
market?
- What does the future hold for satellite and Internet radio?
For complete agenda and event details, please go to:
www.digitalmusicforum.com
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Pre-Registration: $295 (until February 20)
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Phone: 323-464-0793
2nd
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GAMES & MOBILE FORUM
April 15,
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Overview
Games & Mobile Forum is 1-day executive forum focused on business
and technology developments impacting games and mobile
entertainment. In 2003, leading executives from entertainment
and technology companies including, Yahoo! Games, AOL Games,
Atari, Acclaim, Warner Bros. Online, AtomShockwave, CNET,
Creative Artists Agency (CAA), The Endeavor Agency, Mythic
Entertainment and Digital Bridges participated in a series of
panels on topics, including "Mobile Games: The Coming Wireless
Revolution", "Developing Games Based on Film, Television & Music
Properties and Visa-Versa"", and "Advergames: Recent Developments
& Opportunities".
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Pre-Registration: $ 295 (until April 9)
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o Briefly Noted: (Los Angeles)
Movielink, an Internet video-on-demand joint venture between a
number of Hollywood movie studios, announced that it has partnered
with chipmaker Intel to promote its service and help develop Intel's
wireless home networking technology. While Intel will sponsor a
number of Movielink initiatives, Movielink will aid Intel in testing
technologies that secure content transmitted wirelessly from a PC to
a TV.
http://www.movielink.com
(Sunnyvale, Calif.) Yahoo on Thursday launched its Yahoo Sports
Fantasy Baseball and Fantasy Baseball PLUS services for the 2004
season. Registration for both the free and premium versions of the
game will continue through April 30. The premium version will cost
$24.95 per team, $37.50 for two teams and $124.95 for a league of up
to 20 teams. Additional features include a $9.95 StatTracker
service, a $14.99 weekly fantasy newsletter and wireless access to
the service for $3.95 per month.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040219/195219_1.html
http://sports.yahoo.com
(Raleigh, N.C.) Summus, a developer of wireless applications, has
announced an expanded collaboration with Fuji Photo Film to develop
a complete photo service for wireless consumers. The two companies
said that the service will allow users to capture, store, share and
print all of their digital images with a package of mobile
applications.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040218/185365_1.html
http://www.summus.com
(Paris) Musiwave, a French provider of mobile music entertainment
services, on Thursday announced that its Pictones product is now
available on Series 60, Nokia's platform for smartphones. Pictones
combine real master recording ringtones with animated images. To
date, nine Series 60 devices from five manufacturers are in the
works, and will offer large, high-resolution screens and features
like Internet browsing, multimedia communications and audio and
video streaming, plus the ability to play graphics-intensive games
and tap into corporate servers.
http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/0,6566,010_40,00.html
http://www.musiwave.net
(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) 2ThumbZ Entertainment, a publisher
of mobile entertainment content, announced on Thursday a number of
distribution deals that will see its games, wallpapers and ringtones
made available to subscribers in North America, the U.K., China and
India. North Carolina-based 2ThumbZ's products will now be available
to subscribers of wireless networks including Cingular, T-Mobile,
Telus, Mmo2, China Mobile and China Unicom, Tata Indicom, Telefonica,
AmericaMovil and Cable&Wireless.
http://www.2thumbz.com
(Foster City, Calif.) Sony Computer Entertainment America's 989
Sports development studio said on Thursday that it has signed Los
Angeles Galaxy forward and Guatemalan National Team member Carlos "Pescadito"
Ruiz to be the cover athlete for its "World Tour Soccer 2005" title
for PlayStation 2. Ruiz was awarded the 2002 Major League Soccer MLS
Cup MVP, 2002 MLS Goal of the Year and the 2002 MLS Most Valuable
Player.
http://www.989sports.com
(Santa Monica, Calif.) Video game developer Activision on
Thursday shipped its "Pitfall: The Lost Expedition" title for
PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance to retailers.
Santa Monica, Calif.-based Activision said that as a bonus, the
original Atari 2600 versions of "Pitfall!" and "Pitfall 2" are
unlockable at different points as players progress through the game.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040219/lath048_1.html
http://www.activision.com
http://www.pitfallharry.com
(Austin) Korean game publisher NCsoft announced on Thursday that
comic book publisher Blue King Studios will create a monthly comic
based on its upcoming "City of Heroes" massively multiplayer online
PC game. The "City of Heroes" game is currently in development at
San Jose, Calif.-based Cryptic Studios; the premiere issue of the
"City of Heroes" comic will ship in May.
http://www.plaync.com
http://www.crypticstudios.com
http://www.bluekingstudios.com
http://www.cityofheroes.com
(Fairfax, Va.) Online game developer Mythic Entertainment said on
Thursday that it will release a free version of its "Dark Age of
Camelot" massively multiplayer online game. Virginia-based Mythic
said "Dark Age of Camelot: New Frontiers" will become available for
download in the second quarter of 2004.
http://www.mythicentertainment.com
http://www.camelotherald.com/newfrontiers
(New York) Gathering, a video game publishing label of Take-Two
Interactive, said on Thursday that it has obtained the North
American publishing rights for "Conflict: Vietnam" from U.K.-based
developer SCi Entertainment Group. New York-based Gathering has also
published SCi's "Conflict: Desert Storm" and "Conflict: Desert Storm
II," which together have sold over 1 million units in North America.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040219/195127_1.html
http://www.godgames.com
http://www.sci.co.uk/games
(New York) A group of game designers said that they have licensed
the rights from U.K.-based Mongoose Publishing to create a PC
version of a roleplaying board game called "Paranoia." Originally
released in 1984, the game has to date sold over 200,000 copies.
Game developers Allen Varney and Aaron Allston, along with
"Paranoia" co-designer Greg Costikyan, will jointly work on
development of "Paranoia XP." "Paranoia XP is not an attempt to
bring back an old RPG for the nostalgic," said Costikyan. "Its basic
themes -- totalitarianism, fear of technology, mistrust, and
loathing -- are, if anything, more relevant than they were in 1984."
http://www.mongoosepublishing.com
http://www.costik.com/paranoia
(Seattle) LightningCD.com, provider of a service that lets users
browse a library of digital tracks and burn custom CDs from their
home computers, has announced that independent label Sanctuary
Records has licensed 36,000 tracks to its service. The deal will add
songs from artists including Morrissey, Kelly Osbourne, Widespread
Panic and Ween to the service. Seattle-based LightningCD.com's
service temporarily stores encrypted digital files of the songs to
be burned on a user's PC, adding that these files are then deleted
once the CD is created.
http://www.sanctuaryrecordsgroup.com
http://www.lightningcd.com
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