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

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 166-167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24183]


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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 October 23, 2025, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the 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

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under specified circumstances. Specifically, Shanxi Lightchain 
Technology Industrial Development Co., Ltd., Jinzhong City, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA, has been added as a party to this venture.
    Also, Funai Electric Co., Osaka, JAPAN; Jaguar Land Rover Limited, 
Warwick, UNITED KINGDOM; Lite-On Technology Corp., Taipei, REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA (TAIWAN); Media Industry, St. Marguerite, FRENCH REPUBLIC; Sharp 
Corporation, Osaka, JAPAN; Tonly Technology Co., Ltd., Guangdong, 
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Ultra Source Technology Corporation, New 
Taipei City, REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN); and Vestel Elektronik Sanayi 
ve Ticaret A.S., Manisa, T[Uuml]RKIYE, have withdrawn as parties to 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 December 16, 
2024. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
section 6(b) of the Act on February 3, 2025 (90 FR 8815).

Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-24183 Filed 12-31-25; 8:45 am]
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