New Copyright Act Enables Macrovision to Obtain Compliance.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2003 Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq:MVSN MVSN Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (Italy) ), leading provider of copy protection and digital rights management technologies, today announced that four German consumer electronics retailers have agreed to withdraw the Macro 2000 copy protection circumvention device from sale on their websites. This move follows the interim injunction obtained by Macrovision against Media Markt Media Markt is a German chain of stores selling consumer electronics with numerous branches throughout Europe. It is Europe's largest retailer of consumer electronics. Frankfurt on September 29, 2003 under the newly enacted German Copyright Act and is part of Macrovision's ongoing enforcement programme in Europe. Macrovision had issued a warning to online retailers against the continued sale of this product. The Copyright Act prohibits the sale of circumvention devices in Germany. Martin Brooker, Macrovision's European Director for Sales commented, "there is a broad acceptance of the new copyright law in Germany and we are pleased that retailers are willing to comply by discontinuing sales of Macro 2000." The European Copyright Directive is in the process of passing through the statutory bodies of each member country and became law in the UK on 31 October 2003. Notes to Editors: About Macrovision Macrovision develops and markets digital rights management ("DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M "), 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 in partnership 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. Macrovision's copy protection and rights management technologies have been utilized on over 6 billion CDs, 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. 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 Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest , Tokyo, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Taipei and Seoul. Macrovision can be found on the Internet at www.macrovision.com. Macrovision is a registered trademark of Macrovision Corporation. |
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