[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38120-38121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18617]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 13, 1997, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Massachusetts

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Institute of Technology (``MIT'') has filed written notifications on 
behalf of a Joint Venture concerning the development of digital media 
networks (the ``Venture'') simultaneously with the Attorney General and 
the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the 
parties and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The 
notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's 
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to section 6(b) of the 
Act, the identities of the parties are American International Group, 
Inc., New York, NY; Bell Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA; BMG 
Entertainment, Bertelsmann AG, Gutersloh, GERMANY; Bonnier Interaktiv 
Media Lab, Stockholm, SWEDEN; Dentsu, Inc., Tokyo, JAPAN; Eastman 
Kodak, Rochester, NY; LM Ericsson, Stockholm, SWEDEN; HAKUHODO, Inc., 
Tokyo, JAPAN; Hughes Telecommunications & Space New Venture 
Organization, Los Angeles, CA; Kodansha, Tokyo, JAPAN; LEGO Futura Aps, 
Billund, DANMARK; Merrill Lynch, Princeton, NJ; Minnesota Mining & 
Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN; NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR; Nortel, 
Richardson, TX; NYNEX/Bell Atlantic, White Plains, NY; OMRON 
Corporation, Kyoto, JAPAN; Panasonic Technologies, Inc., Princeton, NJ; 
Perot Systems Corporation, Stamford, CT; Philips Research Labs, 
Briarcliff Manor, NY; Riverland, BELGIUM; RR Donnelley & Sons Company, 
Lisle, IL; SARITEL S.p.A., Roma, ITALY; SHINGAKUSHA Co., Ltd., Kyoto, 
JAPAN; Tandem Computers, Inc., Cupertino, CA; Tele Danmark, Tranbjerg 
j, DENMARK; Telecom Finland, Helsinki, FINLAND; TOPPAN Printing Co., 
Ltd., Santa Monica, CA; U.S. Robotics Access Corporation, Skokie, IL; 
WPP Group plc, London, ENGLAND; and Xerox Corporation, Palo Alto, CA.
    The nature of the Venture will be to conduct research in the area 
of developing digital media networks to facilitate communication, 
education, and entertainment. The major focus of the research will be 
towards encouraging the growth and development of digital media 
networks and incorporating such networks into the daily lives of their 
users.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-18617 Filed 7-15-97; 8:45 am]
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