EU asks studios about rival DVD formats
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| EU spokesman Jonathan Todd stressed that regulators were merely looking for
| information on how studios choose the technology format for their film
| releases and have not accused the companies of violating antitrust law.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070703/ap_on_hi_te/eu_dvd_formats
Why doesn't the EU do this to unveil Microsoft's corruption in the document
formats battle? They are cheating endlessly.
http://boycottnovell.com/2007/07/04/standard-body-connections/
Toshiba Fights Back in Next-Gen DVD Battle
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| Toshiba might benefit from a deal Amazon and Microsoft struck on Monday with
| the "1,000 HD DVD Indies Project," which the industry giants developed to
| reduce the barriers to entry for filmmakers producing and distributing movies
| on HD DVD. Jointly sponsored by Amazon and Microsoft, the project will
| provide free authoring and setup services for up to 1,000 selected indie
| titles.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20070703/tc_nf/53522
S.Korea's LG Elec sues Quanta over DVD patents
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| "LG's claims include infringement of four patents related to DVD
| standard," LG said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070704/tc_nm/lg_quanta_suit_dc
If it's a /standard/, how can there be patents? Is it anything like
Microsoft's 'standards', such as OOXML?
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