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| Time:
02:29 EST/07:29 GMT | News Source:
Wall Street Journal |
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Microsoft Corp. and Walt Disney Co. said they would work together to develop new ways of securely distributing digital entertainment via the Internet, on portable devices and on future versions of the DVD, Monday's Wall Street Journal reported.
Under a multiyear agreement, Disney agreed to license Microsoft's Windows Media, a technology used for playing back digital files that includes safeguards to prevent content from being illegally copied and used.
The two companies also have agreed to collaborate on a broad set of issues related to electronic distribution of entertainment. The areas include developing secure content for use on future high-definition DVDs and Microsoft's Portable Media Center, a hand-held device for playing back movies and music that goes on sale late this year.
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#1 By
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Monday, February 09, 2004 09:03:38 AM
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One can't help but wonder if all these 'special deals' Microsoft is making with Media Player, a bundled-in (microsoft says glued-in) application in Windows, will cause them further heartburn with the DOJ ?
I can easily forsee this becomming an issue.
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Monday, February 09, 2004 12:25:58 PM
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It'd only potentially cause problems if they were actively excluding others from similar deals.
The deal with Disney isn't exclusive, and anyone can license the WM technologies for inclusion in their own products. This doesn't tie the Disney offerings to Windows as their are several consumer electronics devices currently or soon-to-be on the market that support the format, as well as the Mac player.
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