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'Attempted Copyright Crimes' Law Proposed
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 17, 2007  | 
Copying music or movies? Don't even think about it, says attorney general Alberto Gonzales. He's supporting a new law that would make even attempting copyright infringement a new federal offense.
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Pioneer's New Plasmas, And More!
Thomas J. Norton  |  May 16, 2007  | 

Kuro is a Japanese word meaning deep, black, and penetrating. And on the tenth anniversary of its entry into the plasma display business, Pioneer announced the culmination of its <I>Project Kuro</I> to the assembled consumer electronics press in New York.

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Mitsubishi Big On DLP And LCD
 |  May 15, 2007  | 

Mitsubishi announced its 2007 lineup of DLP rear projection and LCD flat panel TVs before the gathered press Monday in New York. The message was clear- Mits is hanging its TV hat on premium LCD and large screen DLP rear projectors.

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Cox Kills VOD Fast Forward
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 15, 2007  | 
How would you feel about your video-on-demand service if you discovered the fast-forward function had been disabled? Viewers of the country's third-largest cable system will soon find out when they try in vain to skip ads on the VOD versions of ABC and ESPN.
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HP to Sell High-Def Combi PCs
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 14, 2007  | 
Want your next PC to handle both Blu-ray and HD DVD? Both high-def disc formats will be accommodated in select build-to-order models from Hewlett-Packard.
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Canon Off the Hook in SED Suit
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 10, 2007  | 
Of all the promising new video display technologies, SED is the only one with the misfortune to be tied up in a lawsuit. The latest phase of the case ended last week when the jury said Canon, the defendant, would not have to pay any further damages to Nano-Proprietary, the plaintiff.
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Samsung Blu-ray Tames HDMI Beast
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 08, 2007  | 
A Samsung Blu-ray player has become the first to receive plug-and-play certification under the Simplay HD Testing Program.
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Bose Loses 'Lifestyle' Suit
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 07, 2007  | 
Like two pit bulls tussling over a piece of rotten meat, CEDIA and Bose have been at war over the right to use the word "lifestyle." The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has finally ruled that Bose may not prevent CEDIA from using the déclassé cliché.
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Amadeus And Cuckoo's Nest Hitting Blu-ray/HD DVD
 |  May 06, 2007  | 

This past week it was announced that Warner Home Video has extended its distribution agreement with Oscar-winning producer Saul Zaentz for another five years. Two of the crown jewels in the Zaentz portfolio, <I>Amadeus</I> and <I>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</I>, both best picture winners, will be hitting Blu-ray and HD DVD in February of 2008, just in time for the 80th anniversary of the Academy Awards.

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Faulty TV Mounts Recalled
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 04, 2007  | 
Two flat-panel TV mounts have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Circuit City because they pose a safety hazard.
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Motorola to Show Dual Cable Box
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 03, 2007  | 
Looking for a smoother way to switch between cable and broadcast channels? Next week Motorola will demo a dual-function cable box that also receives off-the-air channels. The product will surface at the annual convention of NCTA, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association.
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Vudu to Offer Instant Movies
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 01, 2007  | 
Are you willing to pay $300 plus $6-10 a shot for an Internet-connected set-top download box that starts a movie as soon as you press the play button?
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Congress May Rescue Net Radio
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 30, 2007  | 
Internet radio broadcasters may get a reprieve from Congress. A bill surfaced last week that would reverse the recent royalty rate hike that net radio outfits say would have doomed them to extinction.
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HD Disc Sales On The Rise
 |  Apr 29, 2007  | 

The PR machines for both competing HD formats are relentless. And I have to admit that the impetus for this story was the Blu-ray Disc Association's recent announcement that Blu-ray beat its rival by getting to one million discs sold to consumers first. But what's more fascinating to me is that the HD DVD isn't far behind, in spite of the fact that consumers are allegedly staying away from both formats in droves because of the format war.

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Harman International Goes Private
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 27, 2007  | 
One of the few major audio manufacturers to function as a public company will be taken private. Kohlbert Kravis Roberts and GS Capital Partners bought Harman International in a deal worth $8.3 billion.
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