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Five Leading Electronics Manufacturers Announce Licensing of Digital
Transmission Content Protection Method
09/23/98
Business Wire
(Copyright (c) 1998, Business Wire)
SAN JOSE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Hitachi, Ltd., Inte
Corporation, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Sony Corporation
and Toshiba Corporation today announced the availability of a copy
protection method for copyrighted content transferred across digital
interfaces such as the IEEE 1394.
The Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA), an
independent licensing authority established by the five companies,
will begin licensing the Digital Transmission Content Protection
(DTCP) method to interested businesses on September 23, 1998.
The rising popularity of digital AV/IT electronics products has
spurred interest by the entertainment, electronics and broadcast
industries in adopting methods to protect digital content transferred
between electronics products such as personal computers, DVD players,
set-top boxes and digital television sets.
In February 1998, the five companies presented the DTCP method to
the Copy Protection Technical Working Group (CPTWG), an ad-hoc
cross-industry body organized to evaluate content protection
technologies. The five companies subsequently established the DTLA in
June 1998 to simplify licensing procedures and promote swift acceptance
of the DTCP method by content providers, electronics manufacturers and
broadcast service providers.
Detailed technical information concerning the operation and
implementation of the DTCP method is available through the DTLA
pursuant to the terms of a nondisclosure agreement. The necessary
export license authorizations have already been secured from the
governments of the United States and Japan. Both a technical white
paper describing the DTCP method and licensing information from the
DTLA can be found on the Internet at dtcp.com.
Businesses interested in licensing the DTCP method should contact:
Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator, LLC
Fax: +1-503-264-9027
email: dtla@dtcp.com
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 1997 (ended March 31, 1998) consolidated sales of 8,417 billion yen ($63.8 billion(1)). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web site at hitachi.co.jp.
(1) At an exchange rate of 132 yen to the dollar.
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products.
Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., is one of the world's leading producers of digital electronics and electric products for consumer, business and industrial use. Matsushita's products are sold around the world under the Panasonic, National, Technics and Quasar brand names. With more than 275,000 employees worldwide, its consolidated annual sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998 reached a record 7,890.7 billion yen (U.S. $59.78 billion).
For more information, please visit our website at www.panasonic.co.jp
Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, communications and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its music, pictures and computer entertainment operations make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of over $51 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, and it employs 173,000 people worldwide.
Sony's Home Page URL: sony.co.jp
Toshiba is an integrated manufacturer of products spanning information & communications systems, information media & consumer products, electronic components and power systems & industrial equipment. The company has 186,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of more than $40 billion.
CONTACT: Hitachi, Ltd.
Terry Kubo
650/244-7902
Tatsuya.Kubo@hal.hitachi.com
or
Intel Corporation
Daniel Francisco
916/356-0546
daniel.j.francisco@intel.com
or
Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
(Panasonic)
Jim Reilly
201/392-6067
reillyj@panasonic.com
or
Sony Electronics Inc.
Rick Clancy
201/930-6909
Rick_Clancy@mail.sel.sony.com
or
Toshiba
John Hoy
408/526-2528
john.hoy@taec.toshiba.com
or
Sony Electronics Inc.
Mack Araki
408/955-5673
Mack_Araki@ccmail.sel.sony.com
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