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Canadian Songwriters Want ISP Tariff to Cover Music Downloading
o Video
Gaming Sites IGN, GameSpy to Merge
o Two
Arrested in Japan in First Crackdown on Internet File-Swappers
o MPAA,
Indie Filmmakers Argue "Screener" Ban In Court; Verdict Due Friday
o Virgin to Launch Music
Download Store Early Next Year
o Microsoft Xbox Live to Connect
U.S. Troops Overseas, Families at Home
o Movielink Adds Sundance
Channel Films to Download Service
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Briefly Noted: Gateway - 901
Family Room Media Center, America Online - KidsEdge, CNET - MSN Tech
& Gadgets, Media Lab Europe - "tunA"
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--Media Buyers
--TECORE Wireless, Software Development Engineer - MD
--Tallan, Account Executive - New York City
--Public Relations Manager - Woburn, MA
--The Secure Trusted Operating System Consortium (STOS) 2003
--DC Tech Council's Early Stage Capital Forum - Call for Presenters Nov 28
--Get a Jump on Fourth Quarter Sales Generation
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o Canadian Songwriters Want ISP
Tariff to Cover Music Downloading
Toronto -- Canadian music publishers argued in that country's
Supreme Court on Wednesday that Internet service providers (ISPs)
should pay a blanket royalty fee to cover the downloading of music
over the Internet, the Associated Press reported. The Society of
Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) also wants
to extend the country's copyright laws to include foreign websites
that offer music for download to Canadians. "I believe that those
who benefit from selling access to music should compensate the
creators," David Basskin, president of the Canadian Musical
Reproduction Rights Agency, told AP. For several years, Canada has
placed tariffs on the sale of recordable CDs and blank cassettes to
compensate artists; to date the tariffs have netted a total of $20.5
million. Opposing the ISP tariff are the Canadian Association of
Internet Providers and several digital rights groups. "I'm not sure
people using the Internet for perfectly legal reasons should have to
pay for problems in the music industry," Richard Owens, executive
director of the Center for Innovation Law and Policy at the
University of Toronto, told AP. The Canadian Supreme Court is
expected to rule on the matter within six to twelve months.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?C6A7428B6
http://www.socan.ca
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o Video Gaming
Sites IGN, GameSpy to Merge
San Francisco -- IGN Entertainment, a provider of online video
game news, reviews and other gaming content, announced on Thursday
that it will merge with GameSpy, a fellow provider of video gaming
information as well as online gaming support services. Financial
terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Combined, the two
networks attract more than 22 million unique visitors per month,
according to comScore data; they also count a combined 194,000
active paying subscribers and have registered over 26 million users.
"For the gamer, this merger will provide the broadest array of
information, services and content choices. For game publishers and
advertisers, it creates a platform with the widest reach and the
deepest set of marketing tools to target gamers and young men in
general," said GameSpy founder and chairman Mark Surfas. IGN CEO
Mark Jung will serve as chief executive of the new company, while
Surfas will become chief strategy officer. The two sites will retain
their individual identities, and the merger is expected to close in
the first half of 2004.
http://corp.ign.com/articles/444/444318p1.html
http://makeashorterlink.com/?N208128B6
http://www.gamespy.com
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o Two Arrested
in Japan in First Crackdown on Internet File-Swappers
Kyoto -- Japanese police have arrested two men accused of using a
file-sharing service to offer a copy of the movie "A Beautiful Mind"
as well as several video games, in the first such criminal crackdown
on illicit file-sharing in the country, Japan's Mainichi Daily News
reported. Police also raided the home of the software developer
credited with distributing the "Winny" file-sharing application, and
shut down the website from which it was being offered. Police began
their investigation after requests from both Nintendo, whose "Super
Mario Advance" game was one of those offered for download by the two
men, and the Japan and International Motion Picture Copyright
Association. "This can be described as an exposure that warns
against the morals of users," an association spokesperson told
Mainichi Daily News.
http://www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/891986/winny-0-1.html
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o MPAA, Indie
Filmmakers Argue "Screener" Ban In Court; Verdict Due Friday
New York -- The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and a
group of independent filmmakers including the Independent Feature
Project (IFP) and Miramax head Harvey Weinstein argued in court
Wednesday, as the indie filmmakers made their case for an injunction
against the MPAA's ban on sending "screener" copies of movies to
awards voting societies as a means of quelling piracy. IndieWire.com
reported that Chief Federal Judge Michael Mukasey will issue his
ruling on Friday morning at 10 a.m. In part of a declaration
presented at the hearing, Miramax head Harvey Weinstein testified,
"The awards season and the distribution of screeners have been
critical during the past decade in the success and development of
independent films, independent filmmakers, and the specialty
divisions of the major studios."
http://www.indiewire.com/biz/biz_031204mpaa.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-et-piracy4dec04.story
http://www.mpaa.org
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o Virgin to
Launch Music Download Store Early Next Year
San Francisco -- Virgin Entertainment Group, operator of the Virgin
Megastores retail music chain and part of the company that also owns
the mobile phone carrier and airline, has announced plans to launch
its own music download store early next year, Reuters reported.
Although details were scant, a company executive told reporters that
the service's pricing would compete with Apple's iTunes Music Store
and Roxio's Napster, which both charge $0.99 per song download.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z1D6328B6
http://www.virginmega.com
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o Microsoft
Xbox Live to Connect U.S. Troops Overseas, Families at Home
New York -- Microsoft announced on Thursday that it has partnered
with the U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) and the U.S.
Organizations Center (USO) on a program that will allow troops
overseas to talk and play video games with their families at home
through the Xbox Live online game service. "Operation: Live
Connections" will equip USO services centers throughout the country
and overseas with Xbox consoles, Xbox Live accounts and a number of
game titles. In all, USAFE built 17 Xbox game lounges on 14 bases in
seven European countries. "With Operation: Live Connections, we are
expanding our ability to connect airmen with their loved ones while
bringing the familiarities of home to those stationed abroad," said
Arthur Myers, director of U.S. Air Force Services.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031204/sfth024_1.html
http://www.xbox.com
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Movielink Adds Sundance Channel Films to Download Service
Santa Monica, Calif. -- Movielink, an Internet video-on-demand joint
venture between a number of Hollywood movie studios, announced on
Thursday that it has signed a deal with Sundance Channel to bring a
selection of its independent films to the service. Films included
will be part of the "Sundance Film Series," Sundance Channel's newly
formed theatrical releasing entity, and its "Sundance Channel Home
Entertainment" catalog. Santa Monica, Calif.-based Movielink will
add movies such as "Scotland PA," "The Sleepy Time Gal" and "Amy's
O" to its online library for download. Movielink is a joint venture
of MGM, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros.
http://www.sundancechannel.com
http://www.movielink.com
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o Briefly Noted: (Poway,
Calif.) PC maker Gateway on Thursday released its Gateway 901 Family
Room Media Center, a PC-based device designed to reside in the
family room, connect devices and serve as an entertainment center.
The product uses Microsoft's XP Media Center Edition 2004 software,
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031204/lath045_1.html
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(Dulles, Va.) America Online announced on Thursday that it has
added learning games and assessment tools from KidsEdge to its AOL
Parenting Channel and KOL children's service. Over 200 games and
other content, usually available only via subscription for $49.95
annually, will be made available for free to AOL members.
http://media.aoltimewarner.com/media/press_view.cfm?release_num=55253650
http://www.kidsedge.com
(San Francisco) CNET Networks, a provider of technology news and
information, said on Thursday that Microsoft will use its content
for its MSN Tech & Gadgets channel in the U.S. San Francisco-based
CNET will provide MSN with product reviews, software downloads and
technology news, as well as games from GameSpot for the MSN Games
channel.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031204/45075_1.html
http://www.cnet.com
http://tech.msn.com
(San Francisco) Wired News on Thursday reported on a project at
Media Lab Europe -- the sister program to MIT's Media Lab in the
U.S. -- that uses MP3 players with wireless networking so that users
may view each others' playlists and stream one another's songs over
a Wi-Fi connection. The "tunA" project also allows users to message
one another, encouraging actual physical meetings, and bookmark
individual songs as well as individual users. The project is partly
funded by wireless developer Ericsson. "TunA alleviates the
alienation of using a Walkman, and it makes it more of a social
experience. You can listen to your music and still open yourself up
to people around you," tunA creator Arianna Bassoli told Wired News.
"It's not like sharing music with someone far away on the Internet;
you might actually want to meet these people."
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,61427,00.html
http://www.medialabeurope.org/hc/projects/tuna
http://www.medialabeurope.org/~arianna/tuna
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> Media Buyers
This position reports to the European Marketing Manager.
Responsibilities: localization of website and advertising
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coordinate online marketing campaigns, administer and execute
customer acquisition and retention programs, acquire, maintain
and grow relationships with large portals, email marketing
providers etc. Bachelor's degree in business reqd. 1-3 yrs
marketing or sales exp. required. Must have in-depth knowledge
and understanding of British or Spanish (Spain) online market.
Excellent interpersonal skills, and superior Negotiation skills.
Detail oriented, able to work independently. Send resumes to
jobs@vistaprint.com
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> TECORE Wireless, Software Development Engineer - MD
Real-Time Engineers to develop real-time telecom software for
mobile switching platform. Must have OOA/OOD and C++/C#, ability
to develop, integrate and debug in a multi-tasking,
multi-threaded environment & knowledge of call processing, GSM,
TDMA, CDMA, AMPS, GPRS, SS7 & IP protocols. Must have BS in
Computer Science, EE or equivalent. Send resumes to HR@tecore.com
Visit http://www.tecore.com
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> Tallan, Account Executive - New York City
The AE position will be responsible for generating and sustaining
profitable revenue streams from the sale of software development
projects. The AE establishes relationships with strategic buying
influences at client organizations in order to monitor and
maintain customer satisfaction levels and to uncover new
opportunities. Send resumes to
lisa.albis@tallan.com Visit
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> Public Relations Manager - Woburn, MA
Lois Paul & Partners, a nationally known public relations agency
is currently seeking a proven PR Manager. Manages client accounts
providing daily PR and editorial support. Directs media
relations, writing or editing news releases, articles, speeches
and presentations. Manages tours, product launches, editorial
calendars and interviews. Manages team members directly or
indirectly. Participates in new business prospecting including
the development of pitches, presentations and proposals. Require
project mgmt skills, media relations, analytical and PC skills.
College degree reqd. Previous mgmt and PR exp. in high-tech reqd.
Send resume with salary requirements to
careers@lpp.com
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> The Secure Trusted Operating System Consortium (STOS) 2003
Symposium STOS holds its 5th annual symposium Dec 1-5, at the
George Washington University in Washington, DC. The symposium
features tutorials, paper presentations and BOF sessions
regarding creating and deploying secure and trusted systems and
applications that run on them. Topics include Wireless Security,
Secure OS, Open/Closed Source, Forensics, Advanced Firewall
Techniques, and Authentication Solutions, but also a Darwin
Kernel Hack-a-thon and Urban Wireless Challenge. Fees are $695.
http://www.stosdarwin.org/dc03/
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> DC Tech Council's Early Stage Capital Forum - Call for
Presenters Nov 28
Showcase your company to over 300 attendees for 2004 Early Stage
Capital Forum. Technology companies interested must submit a
two-page outline of their business to be considered for the
program. Ten companies will be selected to present at the event
and one will receive funding. The deadline for business plans
submission is 5 PM on Friday, Nov 28, 2003. For more information,
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