Avex Surpasses 30 Million Macrovision Protected Music CDs in Japan; Wide Use on Top Selling Titles Help Avex Reach New Milestone.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Entertainment Editors/High-Tech Writers A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.090203/bb5 SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2003 Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq:MVSN MVSN Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (Italy) ), the world's leading developer and vendor of content protection and security technologies and Avex Inc. of Japan announced today that Avex had now encoded over 30 million music CDs in Japan using Macrovision's copy protection. Macrovision produces "dual session" music CDs that contain both Red Book audio files, which play on traditional music playback devices and car stereos, and "second session" data files that can be played on a consumer's PC. Macrovision's CDS technology prevents the ripping of the audio files and inhibits unauthorized file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. and CD burning. "Macrovision's CD copy protection has been very effective in protecting the content that we have worked so hard to create," said Mr. Tatsumi Yoda, chairman of Avex. "We look forward to continuing to work closely with Macrovision in the years to come, to expand the music entertainment world by implementing the latest CDS technologies." "We awarded Avex Macrovision's version of the triple platinum CD for copy protecting 30 million CDs in Japan, an important milestone in the development of CD copy protection," said Bill Krepick, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Macrovision Corporation, during a recent visit to Tokyo. "Avex has been consistently a key partner with Macrovision as we have developed our technology. They have helped to make Japan a world leader in adopting music CD copy protection." Macrovision is currently manufacturing CDS-protected discs with the 5 major record companies in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . Macrovision continues to develop and refine dual session solutions that will be compatible with Microsoft and other third party DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M vendors. Worldwide, CDS copy protection has been used to protect over 120 million music CDs to date. About Macrovision Macrovision develops and markets digital rights management ("DRM"), copy protection, and electronic license management technologies for the video, music and software markets. For the past 15 years, Macrovision has been the trusted partner in copy protection and rights management for the entertainment industry. Macrovision has worked with the leading content companies worldwide to develop and deploy technologies that serve the interests of the both rights holders and consumers, delivering solutions which provide an optimum balance between effectiveness and playability. In addition to music CDs, Macrovision's copy protection and rights management technologies have been utilized on over 6 billion DVDs and VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. cassettes, and over 200 million PC CD-ROMs. Macrovision has its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , with international offices in London, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei and Seoul. Macrovision and CDS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Macrovision Corporation. Note to Editors: For more information regarding Macrovision, please visit: www.macrovision.com. Search Word: Music Technology. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.090203/bb5 |
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