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ACTION: National cooperative research notifications:

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--DVD Copy Control Association

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that, on September 19, 2005, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), DVD Copy Control Association (``DVD CCA'') has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Bontec Co., Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea; Cinea, Inc., Richmond, VA; C.K.C. Electronic Corp., Taipei Hsien, Taiwan; Clevo Co., Taipei, Taiwan; Compact Disc Technologies (Pty), Ltd., Gauteng, South Africa; Coretronic Corporation, MiaoLi County, Taiwan; DAT H.K. Limited, Hong Kong, Hong KongChina; D&M Holdings Inc., Tokyo, Japan; DVD Club, Ltd., Moscow, Russia; Kenson Optical, Ltd., Budapest, Hungary; KRCD India PVT, Ltd., Mumbai, India; Linpus Technologies, Inc., Taipei, Taiwan; Marubun/Arrow (HK) Limited, Hong Kong, Hong KongChina; Marubun Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; Musical Electronics, Ltd., Hong Kong, Hong KongChina; Shenzhen Jin Mei Wei Electron Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, People's Republic of China; TOMEN Electronics Corp., Tokyo, Japan; TOPAS Electronic GmbH, Hannover, Germany; Visteon Corporation, Van Buren, MI; and Zhongshan Dingcai AV Technology Co., Ltd., Zhongshan, People's Republic of China have been added as parties to this venture.

Also, Denon, Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan; Evatone, Inc., Clearwater, FL; Marantz Japan, Inc., Kanagawa, Japan; and Ulead
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Systems, Inc., Taipei, Taiwan have withdrawn as parties to this venture.

No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and DVD CCA intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership.

On April 11, 2001, DVD CCA filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on August 3, 2001 (66 FR 40727).

The last notification was filed with the Department on June 27, 2005. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40399).
Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 0520676 Filed 101405; 8:45 am]
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SUMMARY: DVD Copy Control Association,

DOCUMENT BODY 2:

Notice is hereby given that, on September 19, 2005, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), DVD Copy Control Association (``DVD CCA'') has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Bontec Co., Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea; Cinea, Inc., Richmond, VA; C.K.C. Electronic Corp., Taipei Hsien, Taiwan; Clevo Co., Taipei, Taiwan; Compact Disc Technologies (Pty), Ltd., Gauteng, South Africa; Coretronic Corporation, MiaoLi County, Taiwan; DAT H.K. Limited, Hong Kong, Hong KongChina; D&M Holdings Inc., Tokyo, Japan; DVD Club, Ltd., Moscow, Russia; Kenson Optical, Ltd., Budapest, Hungary; KRCD India PVT, Ltd., Mumbai, India; Linpus Technologies, Inc., Taipei, Taiwan; Marubun/Arrow (HK) Limited, Hong Kong, Hong KongChina; Marubun Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; Musical Electronics, Ltd., Hong Kong, Hong KongChina; Shenzhen Jin Mei Wei Electron Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, People's Republic of China; TOMEN Electronics Corp., Tokyo, Japan; TOPAS Electronic GmbH, Hannover, Germany; Visteon Corporation, Van Buren, MI; and Zhongshan Dingcai AV Technology Co., Ltd., Zhongshan, People's Republic of China have been added as parties to this venture.

Also, Denon, Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan; Evatone, Inc., Clearwater, FL; Marantz Japan, Inc., Kanagawa, Japan; and Ulead
[[Page 60370]]
Systems, Inc., Taipei, Taiwan have withdrawn as parties to this venture.

No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and DVD CCA intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership.

On April 11, 2001, DVD CCA filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on August 3, 2001 (66 FR 40727).

The last notification was filed with the Department on June 27, 2005. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40399).
Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 0520676 Filed 101405; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 441011M