83 FR 44903 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-DVD Copy Control Association

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 171 (September 4, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 44903]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19070]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--DVD Copy Control Association

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 14, 2018, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), DVD Copy Control 
Association (``DVD CCA'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were 
filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the 
recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances. Specifically, Skypine Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., 
Shenzhen City, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, has been added as a party to 
this venture.
    Also, Videon Central Inc., State College, PA; Foryou General 
Electronics, Huizhou, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Taiwan Sanshin 
Electronics Co., Tokyo, JAPAN; Teltron Baires S.A., Buenos Aires, 
ARGENTINA; D&M Holdings, Kawasaki, JAPAN; Seiko Epson Corporation, 
Suwa, JAPAN; and FMS Co., Ltd., Gwangjeok-myeon, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 
have withdrawn as parties to this venture.
    No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned 
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group 
research project remains open, and DVD CCA intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On April 11, 2001, DVD CCA filed its original notification pursuant 
to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a 
notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on 
August 3, 2001 (66 FR 40727).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on May 16, 
2018. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on June 7, 2018 (83 FR 26498).

Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-19070 Filed 8-31-18; 8:45 am]
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