[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13662-13663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7027]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production act of 1993--DVD Copy Control Association (``DVD CCA'')

    Notice is hereby given that, on January 15, 2002, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), DVD Copy Control 
Association (``DVD CCA'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing changes in its membership status. The 
notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's 
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Alphacast Co. 
Ltd., Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Almedio, Inc., Tokyo, JAPAN; AniMeta 
Systems, Inc.,

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Taipei, TAIWAN; CMC Magnetics Corporation, Taipei, TAIWAN; Flextronics 
International Denmark A/S, Pandrup, DENMARK; Guangdong Cosmic Digital 
Technology, Co., Ltd., Dong Guan City, Guangdong, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA; Guangzhou Telefield Limited, Guangdong, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA; Hibino Corporation, Minato-Ku Tokyo, JAPAN; Homenema Disk 
Incorporation, Taipei Hsien, TAIWAN; iCEBOX LLC, Seattle, WA; Linn 
Products Limited, Glasgow, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM; NewSoft Technology 
Corp., Taipei, TAIWAN; ODME B.V., Eindhoven, THE NETHERLANDS; Optical 
Disc Stampers, Orange, CA; Tanway Electronic Factory, Guangzhou, 
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Zhongshan Kenloon Digital Technology Co., 
Ltd., Zhongshan, Guangdong, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; and Zhong Shan 
Shi NEON Electronic Fty. Ltd., Kowloon, HONG-KONG-CHINA have been added 
as parties to this venture.
    Also, Alcorn McBride Inc., Orlando, FL; Amoisonic Electronics Co., 
Ltd., Xiamen, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; ANAM Electronics Co. Ltd., 
Ansan-City, Kyungki-Do, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; C-Cube Semiconductor II 
Inc., Milpitas, CA; Chaintech Computer Co. Ltd., Tapiei Hsien, TAIWAN; 
Cinet AS, Oslo, NORWAY; C-Media Electronics Inc., Taipei, TAIWAN; 
CNERC-OD, Taipei, TAIWAN; Coach Master International dba CMI Worldwide, 
Inc., Seattle, WA; Comjet Information Systems Corp., Taipei, TAIWAN; 
Compal Electronics, Taipei, TAIWAN; Compaq Computer Corporation, 
Houston, TX; Computer & Entertainment, Inc., Taipei, TAIWAN; Creative 
Technology Ltd., Singapore, SINGAPORE; Daesung Eltec Co., Ltd., Seoul, 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Daikin Industries, Tokyo, JAPAN; Diskware Co., Ltd., 
Koutou-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN; Eastman Kodak Company (Digital & Applied 
Imaging Division), Rochester, NY; E-Smart Electronics, Ltd., Kowloon, 
HONG-KONG-CHINA; First International Computer, Inc., Taipei Hsien, 
TAIWAN; Fly Ring Digital Technology, Ltd., Hong Kong, HONG KONG-CHINA; 
Freindly CD-Tek Corporation, Taipei, TAIWAN; Fema O.D. S.A., Barcelona, 
SPAIN; Gigastorage Corporation, Hsinchu, TAIWAN; Goldteck International 
Inc., Taipei, TAIWAN; Great China Technology, Inc., Taipei Hsien, 
TAIWAN; Gynco Electronics (HK) Ltd., Tainan Hsien, TAIWAN; Hermosa 
Cysware Ltd., Taipei, TAIWAN; Highlead Technology, Inc., Taipei Hsien, 
TAIWAN; Hisaki Sekkei Inc., Fukushima, JAPAN; Hua Du shi Teng Wei 
Electronic Factory, Kowloon Bay, HONG KONG-CHINA; InterMagic 
Corporation, Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Jeu Hang Technology Co., Ltd., 
Taipei, TAIWAN; Kenden Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN; Konka 
Group Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Special Zone, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; 
Lection Technology Co., Ltd., Fremong, CA; Luxsonor Semiconductor Inc., 
Fremont, CA; Makidol Electronics Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA; MbyN Inc., Kyungki-do, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Media Dimensions, 
Inc., Austin, TX; Metatec International Corporation, Dublin, OH; 
Motorola, Inc., Austin, TX; National Semiconductor, Corp. 
(Mediamatics), Santa Clara, CA; Novac Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JAPAN; Pan-
International Industrial Corp., Hsinchu City, TAIWAN; PitsExpert 
Technology Co., Ltd., Taipei, TAIWAN; Proside Corporation, Chiba, 
JAPAN; Provac Disc Media Inc., Toronti, Ontario, CANADA; QNX Software 
Systems Ltd., Kanata, Ontario, CANADA; Sasken Communication 
Technologies Limited, Bangalore, INDIA; Sensory Science Corporation, 
Scottsdale, AZ; Shinwa Industries (PRC), Ltd., Guangdong, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation, Sunnyvale, 
CA; Silicon Magic Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA; Soft4D Co., Ltd., 
Songnam-Si, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Spruce Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA; 
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX; Stream Machine Company, 
Milpitas, CA; Sun Microsystems Inc., Palo Alto, CA; Takaya Corporation, 
Okayama, JAPAN; Toolex International N.V., Eindhoven, THE NETHERLANDS; 
Trident Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA; Videolar S/A, Alphaville-
Barueri, BRAZIL; Yuan High-Tech Development Co., Ltd., Taipei, TAIWAN; 
and Zen Research N.V., Curacao, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES have been dropped 
as parties to this venture.
    The following members have changed their names: Ahead Software GmbH 
to Ahead Software AG, Karlsbad, GERMANY; and Lite-On Technology to JVC 
Lite-On IT Manufacture and Sales, Limited, Hong Kong, HONG KONG-CHINA.
    No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned 
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group 
research project remains open, and DVD Copy Control Association (``DVD 
CCA'') intends to file additional written notification disclosing all 
changes in membership.
    On April 11, 2001, DVD Copy Control Association (``DVD CCA)'' filed 
its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The 
Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register 
pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on August 3, 2001 (66 FR 40727).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on October 12, 
2001. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on January 3, 2002 (67 FR 349).

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 02-7027 Filed 3-22-02; 8:45 am]
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