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o Court Asks Google, Geico to Settle Search Ad Trademark Dispute
o Microsoft Basic Xbox 360 to Sell for $299, Premium Edition for $399
o Appeals Court Backs TiVo in Patent Dispute with Pause Technology
o Nintendo to Ship $99 Game Boy Micro in U.S. on Sept. 19
o Lions Gate Film Studio Backs Sony's Blu-ray DVD Format
o Belgium, Holland Commit to Less Restrictive Online Music Licensing
o Chinese Internet Portal NetEase Suspends MP3 Search Service
o Online Magazine Salon.com Looks to Sell Community Site The Well
o Micropayments Processor Peppercoin Raises $8 Million
o Space Shuttle, Armstrong Help NASA, Nike Sites Soar in July


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o Court Asks Google, Geico to Settle Search Ad Trademark Dispute

Mountain View, Calif. -- A federal court has asked Google and car insurance firm Geico to settle a dispute over whether Google violates Geico's trademarks by selling search ad listings for Geico rivals that are triggered when users search for the terms "Geico", CNET News.com reported. While the court ruled that Google did not violate Geico's trademarks with the search terms, it said the use of the words "Geico" and "Geico Direct" in the actual text of the competitors' ads on Google search pages may violate Geico's trademarks. However, Google may also claim that the ad copy text is the responsibility of the advertisers who placed the ads in the first place, or invoke a special exemption from trademark infringements enjoyed by printers and publishers, Marquette University Law School assistant professor Eric Goldman told News.com.
http://tinyurl.com/atsep
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o Microsoft Basic Xbox 360 to Sell for $299, Premium Edition for $399

Redmond, Wash. -- Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its Xbox 360 will sell for $299 when it goes on sale in the U.S. this fall. A premium version, with added 20GB hard drive, HDTV cable, wireless controller, media remote and other features will go on sale simultaneously for $399. European pricing for the Xbox 360 was also revealed, with the core model to sell for 299 euro/209 pounds (about $367/$378) and the premium model going for 399 euro/279 pounds (about $490/$504). Both models will come with a free "silver" level of membership to Xbox Live, the company's online game service, which will enable gamers to chat online, send and receive voice messages, and access online content like game demos and casual games from Xbox Live Arcade.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050817/sfw041.html?.v=22
http://www.xbox.com/xbox360 
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o Appeals Court Backs TiVo in Patent Dispute with Pause Technology

Alviso, Calif. -- TiVo announced on Wednesday that it has won a patent dispute with Pause Technology, which sued TiVo in 2001 for allegedly infringing its patent on technology used to rewind, fast-forward and pause television programs. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in a summary judgment a Feb. 2004 U.S. District Court ruling, which found TiVo did not infringe Pause's patent. "We are pleased with the Federal Circuit's decision and the resolution that it brings to this matter," said TiVo vice president and general counsel, Matthew Zinn. Alviso, Calif.-based TiVo said it will additionally seek an order from the District Court requiring Pause to pay all of TiVo's litigation costs.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050817/sfw040.html?.v=22
http://www.tivo.com
http://www.pausetechnology.com
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o Nintendo to Ship $99 Game Boy Micro in U.S. on Sept. 19

Redmond, Wash. -- Nintendo of America announced on Wednesday that it will introduce its Game Boy Micro handheld video game system in the U.S. on Sept. 19, with a price tag of $99. Measuring 4" by 2" by 0.7" and weighing three ounces, the device will come in silver and black, with three removable vanity faceplate designs that double as screen protection. The Game Boy Micro will play all of the 700-plus titles available for Nintendo's original Game Boy handheld. Nintendo also plans to release the Game Boy Micro in Europe on Nov. 4, with a price tag of 99 euros ($122).
http://www.gameboy.com
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o Lions Gate Film Studio Backs Sony's Blu-ray DVD Format

Santa Monica, Calif. -- Film studio Lions Gate announced on Wednesday that it plans to support Sony's next-generation, higher-capacity DVD format, Blu-ray Disc. Sony's Blu-ray is battling to become the next-generation DVD standard with Toshiba's HD DVD, in what is shaping up to be a format war similar to the one seen in the 1980's between VHS and Beta in the videocassette market. Earlier this week, Twentieth Century Fox also pledged its support for Sony's Blu-ray, joining Disney and Sony's own film studio. Lions Gate Home Entertainment said it will release new films, TV programming and other titles on Blu-ray DVD. Meanwhile, Universal Pictures, Paramount and Warner Bros. have said they will release titles on the rival HD DVD format.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050817/law036.html?.v=23
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/business/media/17dvd.html
http://www.lgf.com
http://www.blu-raydisc.com
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o Belgium, Holland Commit to Less Restrictive Online Music Licensing

Brussels -- Two European nations have committed to ending thorny licensing issues that make it harder in Europe to license music for streaming on Internet radio and for sale from download stores, Reuters reported. The Dutch royalty collection agency BUMA and Belgium's SABAM have proposed commitments to end such restrictions, which require online radio stations and download stores to seek individual licenses to use songs from each country's separate royalty agency. The European Commission last year released a statement compelling 16 European nations to end their labyrinthine licensing restrictions, saying that they are hampering the development of the European online music market.
http://tinyurl.com/7qb6o
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o Chinese Internet Portal NetEase Suspends MP3 Search Service

Beijing -- Chinese Internet portal NetEase has shut down its MP3 search engine, saying it wants to prevent possible copyright infringement, the Beijing Daily reported. The company stated that its search engine was not directly responsible for copyright infringement, but will suspend the service until it can guarantee the rights of artists and copyright holders. NetEase rival Baidu.com, which just raised $109 million in a U.S. IPO, also offers a similar MP3 search engine.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/17/content_3367543.htm
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/ccd0e124-0e68-11da-9c92-00000e2511c8.html
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o Online Magazine Salon.com Looks to Sell Community Site The Well

San Francisco -- Online magazine Salon.com is looking to sell The Well, the long-standing online community and e-mail service provider it purchased in 1999, the company said in an SEC filing. "We're diluting both our management and our resources by focusing on two brands," Salon CEO Elizabeth Hambrecht told News.com. "Finding another owner for The Well that will give it the resources it requires and deserves is the way we'd like to approach this. We're not looking for the first buyer out there -- we're looking for a good match." San Francisco-based Salon said paid subscribers to the ad-free, premium version of its news site have actually dropped, from 20,900 a year ago to 15,300 in June 2005; subscription revenue from its recent quarter was about $500,000, while the company's overall revenue for the quarter fell from $1.7 million last year to $1.6 million.
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/050815/saln.ob10-q.html
http://tinyurl.com/dt99e
http://www.salon.com
http://www.well.com
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o Micropayments Processor Peppercoin Raises $8 Million

Waltham, Mass. -- Peppercoin, a provider of online micropayment processing services, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $8 million in venture capital financing. Wall Street Technology Partners led the investment round; previous investor Pod Holding, a Boston-based institutional investor, and several private individuals also participated. The company additionally announced that it has named current president Mark Friedman to the additional role of CEO. Massachusetts-based Peppercoin provides online payment processing for small transactions, for companies including digital music services Mashboxx, Peer Impact and myMPO. The company will use the funds to aid in the roll out of "several advanced capabilities in coming months which enable a blend of prepaid, subscription, pay-as-you-go and post-paid merchant offerings," said CEO Mark Friedman.
http://www.peppercoin.com/press/pressreleases/2005/0817.shtml
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o Space Shuttle, Armstrong Help NASA, Nike Sites Soar in July

Reston, Va. -- Events such as the Discovery Space Shuttle launch and Lance Armstrong's record-setting ride to a seventh Tour de France victory drew Internet users to related web sites in droves last month, according to new statistics by comScore Media Metrix. NASA.gov shared the title as the Internet's highest-gaining property in July, as traffic increased 60%. More than 4 million people visited the site, which featured special "Return To Flight" content with video, images and reports spanning topics such as crew biographies, shuttle design and assembly. Shoe and apparel company Nike, a long-time sponsor of Armstrong, also saw a 26% jump in its site traffic to 3.5 million unique visitors. A large percentage flocked to a page titled "Wear Yellow" that featured video clips telling Armstrong's story of overcoming cancer to dominate the cycling world.
http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=615

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o Briefly Noted:

(New York) Digital music service eMusic announced on Wednesday that it has named chief operating officer David Parkman as president and CEO. The company also named Danny Stein, president of eMusic owner JDS Capital, as chairman of the board. New York-based eMusic also announced that its paying subscriber base has now reached 100,000. The company now sells more than two million tracks monthly, from its library of 700,000 unprotected MP3 files from mainly independent label artists.
http://www.emusic.com 

(Cumberland, R.I.) Numark Industries, a manufacturer of DJ equipment, on Wednesday introduced its iDJ Mixer for Apple iPod portable music players. The DJ mixing console features docks for two iPods, whose music contents may then be mixed live using attachments that connect to actual turntables. Rhode Island-based Numark did not provide pricing details for the iDJ Mixer, which will begin selling in October.
http://www.numark.com 

(Herndon, Va.) Ruckus, a provider of legal campus music and movie download services, announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to provide its services to Arizona State University. The deal will allow ASU's 57,000 students to download songs and playlists from one another over a secure network.
http://www.ruckus.com 

(Palo Alto, Calif.) Ebrary, a provider of information services and technology, said on Wednesday that it has partnered with five new international publishers to make hundreds of full-text books and other content available through its platform. The company's platform, designed to help students with research, combines research software with databases of authoritative content from publishers.
http://www.ebrary.com/corp/news.htm 

(San Jose, Costa Rica) PoserFish.com, a peer-to-peer betting network, on Wednesday announced the launch of its service, which allows users to bet on anything with anyone directly over a peer-to-peer connection. The site offers multiple methods of adding money to user accounts, claims to provide anonymity for users, and takes a 5% commission on winnings only.
http://www.poserfish.com 

(Redwood City, Calif.) Electronic Arts announced on Wednesday that it has signed a multi-year extension of its partnership with record label owner Def Jam Enterprises. Financial terms were not disclosed. The companies previously collaborated on the games "Def Jam Fight for NY" and "Def Jam Vendetta," both of which featured Def Jam hip-hop artists both within the games and on their soundtracks. Redwood City, Calif.-based EA said that the next game under the agreement, "Def Jam 3," is currently in development at its Chicago studio.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050817/175507.html?.v=1
http://www.defjam.com
http://www.ea.com 

(Minneapolis) Video game publisher THQ on Wednesday shipped its "NHRA Championship Drag Racing" title for PlayStation 2 to retailers. Developed by Malibu, Calif.-based Lucky Chicken Games, the game is the first console title to be published by VSE Games, part of THQ's ValuSoft division.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050817/cgw005.html?.v=33
http://www.valusoft.com 

(Hong Kong) Hong Kong-based video game developer Artificial Life said on Wednesday that it plans to launch a version of its massively multiplayer virtual girlfriend/boyfriend online game for 3G cell phones in the fourth quarter of 2005. The game for 2.5-3G Java-based handsets will let players select a virtual persona, and interact with other players in real-time in a virtual environment.
http://www.artificial-life.com 

(Raleigh, N.C.) Mobile media firm Summus on Wednesday announced the launch of a set of nearly 200 college fight song ringtones and collegiate logos for cell phones, licensed from mobile entertainment publisher 2ThumbZ Entertainment. North Carolina-based Summus will distribute the logos and ringtones for $2 each from FightTones.com and through a number of U.S. carriers.
http://www.summus.com
http://www.2thumbz.com
http://www.fighttones.com

(New York) Mobile entertainment publisher BlingTones said on Wednesday that it plans to publish "Crunk Golf," a mobile game featuring hip-hop artist Lil Jon. The game is an extension of New York-based BlingTones' deal with Lil Jon, which calls for him to create original, exclusive ringtones for the company; BlingTones has similar deals with producers and artists including Q-Tip, Rockwilder, Hi-Tek and Doug E. Fresh.
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