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| DATE | 2003-10-10 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] FW: [fairuse-discuss] pho: SunnComm to sue Halderman? (fwd)
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On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 09:59:34AM -0400, Michael Richardson wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Sulzberger [mailto:jays-at-panix.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 5:50 AM
> To: fairuse-discuss-at-nyfairuse.org
> Subject: [fairuse-discuss] pho: SunnComm to sue Halderman? (fwd)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 11:13:33 -0700
> From: James S. Tyre
> To: pho-at-onehouse.com
> Subject: pho: SunnComm to sue Halderman?
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031009/95573_1.html
> Press Release Source: SunnComm Technologies Inc.
>
> SunnComm CEO Says Princeton Report Critical of its MediaMax CD Copy
> Management Technology Contains Erroneous Assumptions and Conclusions
> Thursday October 9, 1:38 pm ET
>
> PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2003--
>
> In evaluating the alleged objectivity of Alex Halderman's report
> titled "Analysis of the MediaMax CD3 Copy-Prevention System," it
>
> should be noted that Halderman has stated in writing that he
>
> believes that his alleged "... discovery will compel the music
>
> industry to abandon their copy-resistant efforts."
>
> SunnComm Technologies Inc. (OTC: STEH - News), a leader in digital content
> security and enhancement for optical media, announced today that it intends
> to take legal action against the writer of a critical report titled:
> "Analysis of the MediaMax CD3 Copy-Prevention System." According to Peter
> Jacobs, SunnComm's CEO, "The conclusions contained in the Princeton
> University grad student's report issued last Monday were derived from
> incorrect assumptions by its author. The author did not ask for, or
> receive, SunnComm's MediaMax 'white paper' documentation available on the
> technology prior to concluding that 'MediaMax and similar copy-prevention
> systems are irreparably flawed ...'"
>
> SunnComm believes that by making erroneous assumptions in putting together
> his critical review of the MediaMax CD-3 technology, Halderman came to
> false conclusions concerning the robustness and efficacy of SunnComm's
> MediaMax technology. Based on several of these incorrect assumptions,
> Halderman and Princeton University have significantly damaged SunnComm's
> reputation and caused the market value of SunnComm to drop by more than $10
> million.
>
> In addition, SunnComm believes that Halderman has violated the Digital
> Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by disclosing unpublished MediaMax
> management files placed on a user's computer after user approval is
> granted. Once the file is found and deleted according to the instructions
> given in the Princeton grad student's report, the MediaMax copy management
> system can be bypassed resulting in the copyright protected music being
> converted or misappropriated for potentially unauthorized and/or illegal
> use. SunnComm intends to refer this possible felony to authorities having
> jurisdiction over these matters because: 1. The author admits that he
> disabled the driver in order to make an unprotected copy of the disc's
> contents, and 2. SunnComm believes that the author's report was
> "disseminated in a manner which facilitates infringement" in violation of
> the DMCA or other applicable law.
>
> Concluded Jacobs, "This cat-and-mouse game that hackers and others like to
> play with owners of digital property is over. No matter what their
> credentials or rationale, it is wrong to use one's knowledge and the cover
> of academia to facilitate piracy and theft of digital property. SunnComm is
> taking a stand here because we believe that those who own property, whether
> physical or digital, have the ultimate authority over how their property is
> used. Owning copying technology is not an unconditional 'free pass' to
> replicate or distribute protected work."
>
> Critical reviews written in part as an attempt to pressure the record
> industry into abandoning further development of technically protected audio
> CDs are ethically suspect when based on inaccurate assumptions. The act of
> publishing instructions under the cloak of "academic research" showing how
> to defeat MediaMax such as those instructions found in Halderman's report
> is, at best, duplicitous and, at worst, a felony.
>
> Today's news comes on the heels of BMG's successful release last month of
> the music giant's first commercial MediaMax CD in the United States --
> "Comin' From Where I'm From," by singer-songwriter Anthony Hamilton and
> released on Arista Records. In 2001, SunnComm commercially released
> America's first audio CD containing a copy management system -- "Charley
> Pride -- A Tribute to Jim Reeves" released by Music City Records.
>
> MediaMax CD-3 is a collection of technologies that provides copy management
> for optical media, while simultaneously enhancing and expanding the
> consumer's experience. MediaMax CD-3 is tightly integrated with Microsoft's
> (NASDAQ:MSFT - News) Windows Media Platform and the Digital Rights
> Management capabilities associated with the latest Windows Media Platforms.
> SunnComm licenses and uses Windows Media Audio DRM capabilities from
> Microsoft Corp. as the security feature for music files which end up
> residing on the consumer's computer.
>
> About SunnComm
>
> SunnComm Technologies Inc. became the first company to commercially release
> a content-protected audio CD utilizing an early version of the Windows
> Media Data Session Toolkit. SunnComm's copy-management technology was
> commercially released by Music City records in 2001, which became America's
> first copy-protected audio CD. It has become a leader in digital content
> enhancement and security technology for optical media with its MediaMax
> CD-3 suite of products.
>
> SunnComm's MediaMax CD-3 Suite of Digital Content Enhancement technologies
> are built using Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series, but operates on both
> Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - News) and Windows-based systems. For more detailed
> information about the company, its vision or philosophy, personnel,
> partners and customers, please visit the company's Web site at
> http://www.sunncomm.com, or call the company directly at 602-267-7500, and
> ask for shareholder relations.
>
> MediaMax Digital Content Cloaking Technology, DC2, PromoPlay and SunnComm
> are registered and/or trademarks of SunnComm Technologies Inc. in the
> United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and
> products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
>
> Notes about Forward-Looking Statements
>
> Statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts, may
> be considered "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities
> Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on
> current expectations and the current economic environment.
>
> We caution the reader that such forward-looking statements are not
> guarantees of future performance. Unknown risk, uncertainties as well as
> other uncontrollable or unknown factors could cause actual results to
> materially differ from the results, performance or expectations expressed
> or implied by such forward-looking statements.
> Contact:
>
> SunnComm Technologies Inc., Phoenix
> Kimberly Faulkner, 602-267-7500
>
>
> Source: SunnComm Technologies Inc.
>
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> James S. Tyre mailto:jstyre-at-jstyre.com
> Law Offices of James S. Tyre 310-839-4114/310-839-4602(fax)
> 10736 Jefferson Blvd., #512 Culver City, CA 90230-4969
> Co-founder, The Censorware Project http://censorware.net
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