The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the changed circumstances review of the AD duty order on stainless steel bar from the United Kingdom.
Macrovision completed its acquisition of Blu-ray’s Self- Protecting Digital Content technology from Cryptography Research, Inc., the companies said Monday. The closing came a week after the companies announced the $45 million cash deal for SPDC, the basis for the Blu-ray’s BD+ copy protection (CED Nov 20 p5). Blu-ray also uses the Advanced Access Content System, in common with rival HD DVD, which hasn’t adopted BD+. But Macrovision had preliminary discussions about BD+ a one Hollywood studio that supports HD DVD, CEO Fred Amoroso told reporters and analysts last week. Macrovision’s BD+ acquisition was a bet on Blu-ray’s becoming the only survivor of the format war with HD DVD, Amoroso said. He said it’s a good investment even if they coexist. BD+ has uses beyond Blu-ray and prerecorded media, including in electronic distribution and elsewhere Macrovision has growing businesses, he said.
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice stating that it is postponing the preliminary antidumping duty determination on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from China by 50 days to January 23, 2008.
The International Trade Administration has initiated an antidumping duty investigation to determine whether imports of sodium metal from France are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period.
COLOGNE, Germany -- ISPs need legal clarity on liability for content from others, and the EU E-Commerce Directive should provide it, German Judge Helmut Hoffmann at the annual conference of the Association of the German Internet Economy, called Eco. Hoffmann told us. “There is a need to clarify liability for different types of providers and also for search providers, which aren’t mentioned in the directive now,” he said. “It would be a mess if national legislators in the EU start passing national versions for this.” For now, courts are acting as substitute legislators, he said. “Judges just cannot wait for new legislation from either Berlin or Brussels. They have to decide their cases.”
Newspaper Web site ad revenue grew 21 percent in Q3 over that period last year, to $773 million, said the Newspaper Association of America said. Preliminary estimates have the online segment accounting for 7.1 percent of total ad revenue for papers, up from 5.4 percent in Q3 2006. Total ad revenue fell 7.4 percent to $10.9 billion. Classified print took the biggest hit, falling 17 percent, led by real-estate ads with a 24 percent drop. “Newspaper companies continue to take aggressive measures to prepare for the future during a period of economic challenges for the industry,” such as housing declines, NAA President John Sturm said. Similar figures for Web ad growth and print decline were reported this week by an analyst (WID Nov 21 p6).
The International Trade Commission has issued a press release on its preliminary negative antidumping duty injury determination for lightweight thermal paper from Korea alleged to be sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice stating that it is postponing the preliminary antidumping duty determination on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from China by 50 days to January 3, 2008.
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice stating that it is postponing the preliminary antidumping duty determinations on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico, Turkey, and Korea by 50 days to January 23, 2008.