[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 62865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5565]



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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

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 13, 2007, 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. 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, A-Com International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, 
Taiwan; ASD Electronics Ltd., Kowloon, Hong Kong-China; AVT 
International Limited, Kowloon, Hong Kong-China; AWIND Inc., Taipei, 
Taiwan; Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; MOD Systems, 
Inc., Seattle, WA; New Medium Enterprises, Inc., London, United 
Kingdom; and TechniSat Digital GmbH, Daun, Germany have been added as 
parties to this venture.
    Also, D-Link Systems, Inc., Fountain Valle, CA; Dyntec Disc 
Production Co., Ltd., Nakhon, Pathom, Thailand; Hong Kong Konka Ltd., 
Kway Chung NT, Hong Kong-China; Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., 
Singapore, Singapore; Lynic Technology PLC, Slough, Berkshire, United 
Kingdom; Maxi World Technology Limited, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong-China; 
Newcom Technology Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan, OptiDisc Corporation, 
Anaheim, CA; Raymedia Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; 
Soundmax Electronics Limited, Kowloon, Hong Kong-China; and Taiwan 
Thick--Film Ind. Corp., Taipei Hsien, Taiwan have withdrawn as parties 
to this venture.
    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 notifications 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 June 15, 
2007. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on September 11, 2007 (72 FR 51840).

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 07-5565 Filed 11-6-07; 8:45 am]
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