[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45854-45855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19673]


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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 July 2, 2003, 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 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, CIS Technology, 
Inc., Taipei Hsien, TAIWAN; DOCdata Benelux (OMM bv), Tilburg, THE 
NETHERLANDS; EMI Operations Italy S.p.A., Caronno Pertusella, ITALY; 
Humax Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Lu Kee Electronic Co., 
Ltd., Hong Kong, HONG KONG-CHINA; ODS Optical Disc Service GmbH, 
Dassow, GERMANY; Shanghai HongSheng (Norcent) Technology Co., Ltd., 
Shanghai, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; TAKT Kwaitkowski & Miadzel Sp.J., 
Boleslaw, POLAND; Trident Microsystems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA; Videon 
Central, Inc., State College, PA; and ZheJiang HuaHong Optoelectronics 
Group Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA have been added 
as parties to this venture.
    Also, Afreey Inc., Taipei, TAIWAN; Alphacast Co. Ltd., Seoul, 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Applied Research Corporation, Taiepei Hsien, TAIWAN; 
Esonic Technology Corporation, Taipei, TAIWAN; FM Com Corp., Kyungki-
Do, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Friendly CD-Tek Corporation, Taipei, TAIWAN; 
Goldteck International Inc., Taipei, TAIWAN; Great China Technology 
Inc., Taipei Hsien, TAIWAN; Gynco Electronics (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong, 
HONG KONG-CHINA; Hanbit System Co., Ltd., Kyonggi-do, REPUBLIC OF 
KOREA; Hermosa Cysware Ltd., Taipei, TAIWAN; Highlead Technology, 
Taipei Hsien, TAIWAN; Iavix Technology Co., Ltd., Taipei, TAIWAN; 
Iomega Corporation, Roy, UT; Jeu Hang Technology Co., Ltd., Taipei, 
TAIWAN; Jointeck (HK) Limited, Hong Kong, HONG KONG-CHINA; Linux 
Technology Ltd., Taipei, TAIWAN; Makidol Electronics Co., Ltd., 
Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Maxwell Productions, LLC, 
Scottsdale, AZ; MbyN Inc., Kyungki-do, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Media 
Dimensions, Inc., Austin, TX; Media Group, Inc., Fremont, CA: Megatron 
Co.,

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Ltd., Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Novac Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JAPAN; Optical 
Disc Stampers, Orange, CA; Shenzhen WED Development Co., Ltd., 
Guangdong, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Shunde Xiongfend Electric 
Industrial Company, Guangdong, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Takaya 
Corporation, Tokyo, JAPAN; Tanway Electronic Factory, Hong Kong, HONG 
KONG-CHINA; TVIA, Santa Clara, CA; Unidisc Technology Co., Ltd., Taipei 
Hsien, TAIWAN; Zen Research NV, Curacao, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; and 
Zenix Electronics Limited, Hong Kong, HONG KONG-CHINA have been dropped 
as parties to this venture. In addition, Ravisent has changed its name 
to Sonic Solutions, Novato, CA.
    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 CCA intends to file additional 
written notification disclosing all changes in membership.
    On April 11, 2001, 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 April 4, 
2003. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on May 14, 2003 (68 fr 25905).

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 03-19673 Filed 8-1-03; 8:45 am]
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