NASA USING REGION-FREE DVD

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Sony had planned a media and VIP junket to the launching of Space Shuttle Discovery to accompany its $1,500 FX1 portable DVD players to the International Space Station, but learned belatedly that station personnel already had players which had been modified to circumvent regional coding on discs. NASA had previously contracted with Techtronics, a UK company, to reconfigure portable DVD players for use in space; the removal of Region-1 coding was necessary due to the station's multinational crew, although it clearly does violate DVD license agreements. Whether the region-code hack violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is less clear. Regional coding is a subset of DVD's Content Scrambling System (CSS) encryption, which prevents unauthorized copying of discs. Sony says it should not be held responsible for end-user modifications and has launched a poll to award prizes to select the CD and DVD library for the ISS.

Contracts & orders received, Space Research and Technology, Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin, Management, Contracts, Digital video disk, DVDs (Digital videodisks), United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Government contracts, Government contract award, Government contract management, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

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SONY EXPANDS DTV, DVD, SACD LINES

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Sony plans to market DTV sets with integrated ATSC decoders, expand its DVD-Video line to include models with Super Audio CD (SACD) playback and offer less-expensive standalone SACD players. Uncertainty over standards had held back the DTV market and limited innovation. The new DTV models include the $4,00 34W direct-view unit and rear-projection units priced at $5,000 and $6,000. Each will include dual FireWire digital connectors and DTCP copy protection.

Product introduction, Planning, Product information, Sony Corp., SNE, Company product planning

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ZENITH LOSS GROWS

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Zenith Electronics has seen a downturn in their sales which has occasioned taking a restructuring of their accessories business. They are also involved in some lawsuits and patent issues. The salaries of executives are also listed.

South Korea, Sales, profits & dividends, Financial management, Management development, Audio & TV Equipment, Statistical Data Included, Office equipment and supplies industry, Office equipment industry, Finance, Company sales/revenue, Company sales and earnings, Company losses, Layoffs, Layoff, Zenith Electronics Corp., ZE

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