[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 47006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18610]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Readium Foundation

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 10, 2013, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Readium Foundation (``Readium'') 
has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney 
General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities 
of the parties to the venture 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 
to the venture are International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), 
Seattle, WA; Datalogics, Inc., Chicago, IL; Evident Point Software 
Corp., Richmond, British Columbia, CANADA; and Bluefire Productions, 
LLC, Seattle, WA.
    The general areas of Readium's planned activities are to engage in 
some or all of the following activities: (a) Advance the creation, 
evolution, promotion, and support of software tools supporting the EPUB 
open standard environment (``Software''); (b) promote the development 
and adoption of open, accessible standards and specifications relating 
thereto (``Specifications''); (c) promote such Specifications and 
Software worldwide; and (d) undertake such other activities as may from 
time to time be appropriate to further the purposes and achieve the 
goals set forth above. Membership in the venture remains open, and the 
venture intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all 
changes in membership.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-18610 Filed 8-1-13; 8:45 am]
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