Macrovision and British Broadcasting Corp. Sign Videocassette Copy Protection Agreement.LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 1999-- Macrovision UK, a subsidiary of Macrovision Corp. of Sunnyvale, Calif. (Nasdaq:MVSN MVSN Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (Italy) ) and British Broadcasting Corp. Worldwide Ltd. (BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. ) announced today the signing of a three year copy protection agreement. BBC will use the Macrovision copy protection technology on select video titles, including back catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. product titles. Ross McGinley, head of video production for BBC Worldwide, commented, "Working with Macrovision demonstrates not only our commitment to supporting the video industry's initiative to fight video piracy piracy, robbery committed or attempted on the high seas. It is distinguished from privateering in that the pirate holds no commission from and receives the protection of no nation but usually attacks vessels of all nations. , but also to the wide range of producers and stars from television who make our video releases possible. Our company is recognized and respected globally which makes it very important to help limit inferior quality copied tapes from reaching the market." "Working with BBC Worldwide is a very exciting opportunity for us," said Angelina Santoliquido, director of sales and marketing for Macrovision UK Ltd. "The problem of back-to-back copying is particularly prevalent in genres such as children's and comedy where the BBC material is strongest. Using Macrovision's copy protection technology will be a positive step towards helping ensure their products are safeguarded from unauthorized copying." Since its first commercial use in 1985, over 2.5 billion videocassettes have been encoded with the Macrovision copy protection technology worldwide. More than 400 million videocassettes were encoded in the last year alone. The technology, available in 37 countries, is used by every major Hollywood studio, and by over 1,500 corporate, educational, and special interest rights owners. About BBC Worldwide Limited BBC Worldwide Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BBC, coordinates BBC's commercial activities. BBC Worldwide is Europe's largest exporter of television programs and manages international television channels and joint ventures. The company also develops commercial publishing opportunities linked to BBC programming in the UK and internationally -- products include books, magazines, audio tapes and videos -- and handles the licensing of BBC brands, characters and other properties. About Macrovision Macrovision Corp. develops and markets technologies to prevent the illicit Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as an illicit trade; illicit intercourse. ILLICIT. What is unlawful what is forbidden by the law. Vide Unlawful. 2. duplication duplication /du·pli·ca·tion/ (doo-pli-ka´shun) 1. the act or process of doubling, or the state of being doubled. 2. , reception or use of video and audio programs and computer software. The company provides its products and services primarily to the home video, pay-per-view, cable, satellite, video security and consumer multimedia software markets. Macrovision has its headquarters in Sunnyvale with subsidiaries in London and Tokyo. 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