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To: Mel Spivak who wrote (2095)	4/29/1998 3:49:00 PM
From: Goodboy	Respond to of 2383

I have just begun to look at this company and it's patent. After reading it (the version from the patent office, not the one you can download from web sight), I felt that the prior art issue was the most important. It seems that the reference to the home as the point of sale carried his description into the internet convincingly. The patent would read better had he chosen to use software as his example rather than 8 tracks or tapes. Does anyone have any clear evidence of prior art that would persuade a judge to invalidate this patent? I couldn't help but think that this patent relates directly to the about to be launched digital interactive video on demand business. He mentions in the patent delivery by cable and all the elements of his claim are present in these systems. That would open up all the cable and dbs companies to E-data's patent claim. It would mean companies already doing this in hotels (On Command, Lodgenet)would be in violation as well as some of the pay per view companies. This info may already have been voiced here, but it shows the patent may extend outside the net into television. What is the next big event for this litigation? I appreciate any info you could give me or other reference sites.

To: Mel Spivak who wrote (2095)	4/29/1998 4:21:00 PM
From: David Graham	Respond to of 2383

MEL WILL YOU SELL MY DAMN SHARES BACK. I'VE HAD MY LUCKY DICE IN MY HAND FOR DAYS NOW. grammy

To: Mel Spivak who wrote (2095)	7/15/1998 2:45:00 PM
From: Alec Epting	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2383

Doesn't this violate GIFT's patent? Liquid Audio Also Supports Intel NY Music Festival Web Site With Liquid Lounge, Hosts Free Seminar on Selling and Promoting Music on the Internet NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Liquid Audio, the leader in secure online music delivery systems, will record tonight's Jesus and Mary Chain concert at Irving Plaza, part of the Intel New York Music Festival, then make a song from the live performance available to customers at Tower Records tomorrow morning. A select song performed by the group will be recorded and mastered by Liquid Audio at the concert venue as the band plays songs from their new album, ''Munki'' on Sub Pop Records. The select song will be published to the Internet overnight; then, in the morning, customers at Tower Records on Fourth and Broadway in Manhattan can take home a free ''burned'' CD copy of the song with the purchase of ''Munki.'' ''This is fun,'' said Mike Farrace, vice president of publishing and direct-to-consumer of Tower Records. ''We think there's a place for digital distribution in store at Tower, and to be able to give our customers a cool and very rare collectible like this is just fantastic.'' Various Internet Web sites, including www.intelfest.com, www.subpop.com, www.towerrecords.com and www.liquidmusicnetwork.com, will have the published song available for free for consumers to download to their PC. Liquid Audio's participation in the Intel New York Music Festival also includes a showcase of its technology on Intel Corp.'s [Nasdaq:INTC - news] festival Web site at www.intelfest.com, where music fans can preview, download and purchase digital audio tracks from a select group of festival artists in the Liquid Lounge. Intelfest site visitors have the opportunity to see and hear all the festival action, including performances from more than 300 bands at 20 Manhattan clubs and exclusive interviews with select bands from Intel's Command Central. Using Liquid Audio's Liquid Music Player CD, music fans can create their own custom playlist, turning their PC into a jukebox on their desktop. The Liquid Music Player CD easily interfaces with popular CD-recorders, enabling the creation of custom compilation CDs at home. As a benefit to each of the participating bands, Liquid Audio is donating a three months' appearance on the Liquid Music Network (see related press release), with one year to be given away to the winning band from the festival. A final component to Liquid Audio's participation in the Intel New York Music Festival is sponsoring its second music industry seminar, ''Selling and Promoting Music on the Internet,'' designed to help independent artists and music labels harness the power of the Internet for music distribution, promotion and sales. The free industry workshop will be held in conjunction with the Intel New York Music Festival from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at the Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St., New York, 212-219-3006. Co-sponsored by Liquid Audio, Gig Magazine, Billboard Online and Knit Media, the workshop will explore opportunities for the direct digital distribution of music over the Internet and will outline strategies and tactics to easily and instantly connect music fans worldwide via the World Wide Web for sales and promotion. Panelists for the workshop include Ty Braswell of Braswell Artist Navigation Group; Michael Dorf of the Knitting Factory; Marc Geiger of the Ultimate Band List; Josh Warner of Blink Media; Sam Bell of Billboard Online; Jeff Okkonen of Harry Fox; Kevin Ratner of IUMA; and Dick Wingate and Rick Fleischman of Liquid Audio. Space is still available for the workshop, but seating is limited. The Intel New York Music Festival seminar in New York marks the second in a series of planned industry workshops for Liquid Audio this year; including other workshops to be held in Nashville, Tenn., and Los Angeles. To RSVP or for more information on any of Liquid Audio's free workshops, call 888-LIQUID-0 (547-8430). Redwood City, Calif.-based Liquid Audio is the first Internet company focusing exclusively on the needs of the music industry, providing labels and artists with software tools and technologies to enable the secure online distribution of professional-quality music titles. Liquid Audio's technology allows consumers to preview and purchase CD-quality music over the Internet, while ensuring copyright protection and tracking royalties. Formed by veterans of the music industry and professional recording engineers and funded by leading software venture-capital firm Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Liquid Audio is leading the convergence of music and technology to establish the Internet as a new medium for music publishing. SOURCE: Liquid Audio