Advocates of filtering software that deletes portions of DVD movies deemed objectionable by some carried the day Wed., when the House Judiciary Committee voted 18-9 in favor of a bill legalizing such filtering. But implementation of the movie filtering remains in question in light of a patent infringement suit against ClearPlay, the leading provider, and the RCA’s discontinuation of ClearPlay-enabled DVD players.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the changed circumstances antidumping (AD) duty review of automotive replacement glass windshields from China, concluding that Shenzhen CSG Automotive Glass Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen CSG) is the successor-in-interest to Shenzhen Benxun AutoGlass Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Benxun).
The U.S. Dist. Court, N.Y., granted a motion for preliminary injunction filed by Vonage against the N.Y. PSC, after the Commission found Vonage was a telecom service provider subject to its jurisdiction. Magistrate Judge Douglas Eaton said Vonage was “likely to succeed on the merits of its claim that the PSC order is preempted by federal law.” It said the PSC order “will interfere with interstate commerce” and the company “will suffer irreparable harm absent injunctive relief.” Telecom attorney William Wilhelm said those 2 conclusions were particularly important, because “Judge Eaton chose to find that Vonage was likely to succeed on the merits, not only by citing the Minnesota federal court order holding that Vonage was an information service, but also by finding that regulation of the Vonage service would interfere with interstate commerce.” The court said Vonage agreed to continue while the preliminary injunction was in force to provide emergency 911 service in N.Y. and would “engage in voluntary industry-wide discussions concerning 911.” It said the order didn’t preclude the PSC from receiving complaints from Vonage customers and offering to provide nonbinding mediation of disputes, but noted Vonage didn’t accept PSC jurisdiction over complaints. It said “Vonage will not, by virtue of its voluntary cooperation with the PSC during the pendency of the preliminary injunction, be subject to, or be considered to have conceded the application to it of, any New York laws, regulations or rules applicable to telephone corporations.” The court said the FCC’s guidance on the issues discussed in its IP Rulemaking and in Vonage’s petition seeking the preemption of Minn.’s attempt to regulate it (CD Sept 26 p9) “may aid in final resolution of this matter.” It scheduled a status conference Dec. 13 to discuss the progress of the FCC proceedings and of “any rulings or resolutions issued by the FCC or other courts that are pertinent to this matter.”
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative review and new shipper review:
(a) ZG has a preliminary de minimis AD margin of 0.04%; suspension of liquidation and AD cash deposits or the posting of a bond will not be required
In its first full week available, New Line Home Entertainment’s The Butterfly Effect was the top-rented DVD in the U.S., Rentrak said its preliminary Home Video Essentials for the week ended July 11 showed. It said the title earned $8.09 million on DVD in the week, for $8.17 million to date. No other new titles made the top 10. Last week’s #1 DVD -- Columbia TriStar’s thriller Secret Window -- dropped to #2 in its 3rd week, earning an additional $5.96 million, for $21.50 million to date.
Flextronics has scheduled its annual shareholders meeting for Sept. 23 in San Jose, it said in a preliminary proxy statement filed at the SEC.
In its 2nd week available, Activision’s Spider-Man 2 for PS2 was again the top-rented videogame in the U.S., Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended July 11 showed. The title earned an additional $852,488 in the week, for $1.57 million to date. The Xbox version of the game was again #3, earning an additional $435,620, for $824,359 to date. But Atari had the most SKUs in the top 10, with 3: The PS2 version of DRIV3R at #2 again in its 3rd week ($636,226 in the week, $1.61 million to date), DRIV3R for Xbox at #4 again ($333,565 and $909,476) and Shadow Ops: Red Mercury at #9 (down 2 in its 4th week, $180,588 and $649,171). Take-Two Interactive’s Rockstar Games had 2 SKUs in the top 10 again: Red Dead Revolver on PS2 at #5 again in its 10th week, $282,774 and $2.7 million) and the Xbox version at #10 again (10th week, $180,194 and $1.56 million). Electronic Arts, Midway Games and THQ each had one title in the top 10: Respectively, Need for Speed Underground for PS2 at #6 (up 3 in its 34th week, $186,214 and $9.23 million), NBA Ballers for PS2 at #7 (up one in its 14th week, $183,479 and $3.18 million) and Full Spectrum Warrior for Xbox at #8 (up 6 in its 6th week, $183,308 and $669,468).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews: