“By their illegal agreement, the co-conspiring Studios have ensured that–unless a court intervenes–they will face no competition in the market for technology that enables a consumer to make a secure backup copy of a DVD that she already owns. With no competitors to challenge them, the Studios will face less pressure to make the technology available to consumers sooner rather than later, or to develop consumer-friendly features. Competition and consumers alike will suffer as a result of this unlawful conduct.”
– RealNetworks finds that its antitrust law experience with Microsoft comes in handy in an expanded suit against Hollywood over RealDVD.
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Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.
12:58 AM: Breakfast: Two schools of fish from Tokyo Bay. Calories: 782,000. How I was feeling when I ate this: confused, irradiated, hating my size. 11:37 AM: Exercise: “Taxi Stomp” (alternating legs, for 30 blocks). Calories burned: 148,900,183.
1983. The Beatles announce their first tour in thirteen years, but likewise announce that Michael Jackson will be going on tour with them as a one gigantic mega-concert event.
