Word: copyright
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...issue are two blue-laser technologies that will drive tomorrow's DVD players. Both formats enable far more information to be packed onto discs the same size as traditional DVDs (which are read by red lasers). The two new varieties also offer strong copyright protection and far greater picture clarity, making them well suited to high-definition television as well as to computer screens. Beyond that, there are differences in price, storage capacity and other technical details...
Napster’s file-sharing service attracted legal troubles because it enabled users to trade copyrighted materials illegally. In 2001, Napster, Inc. offered the recording industry $1 billion to settle copyright infringement lawsuits, and a federal injunction requiring the company to block illegal downloads ultimately crippled the free song-swapping service...
...tone matters. He says publishers last year collected just $3.6 million in ring-tone-related fees in Britain, well below 10-20% of that country's estimated $130 to $165 million in overall sales. That's because many fly-by-night ring-tone suppliers are not paying. So national "copyright collecting societies" are stepping up their efforts to monitor ring-tone companies. In response to the squeeze on their earnings, the middlemen are rushing to consolidate. Last month, Britain's iTouch bought Jippii for €12 million; in June, the Mountain View, California-based security company VeriSign Inc. bought Jamba...
From a family perspective, movies have been a part of my life. My wife Rhoda and I probably see 100 movies a year. When I was in Congress, I was on the House Copyright and Intellectual Property Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, so I have some familiarity with the MPAA and movie-company issues. There are a lot of industries in America that we've seen dissipate. But the movie industry remains extremely strong. The U.S. still has a dominant role, and it's often the face of the country...
Glickman—whose son Jonathan is a successful Hollywood producer with films like Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights and both Rush Hour features under his belt—said his time on the House Judiciary Committee had made him knowledgeable about copyright issues...