98-29220. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Sarnoff Corp.: Perceptual-Based Video Encoding and Quality Measurement

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Sarnoff Corp.: Perceptual-Based Video Encoding 
and Quality Measurement

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 12, 1998, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Sarnoff Corporation 
(formerly named the David Sarnoff Research Center): Perceptual-Based 
Video Encoding and Quality Measurement has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing changes in its membership status. 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, Tektronix, Inc., 
Beaverton, OR has been added as a party to this venture. Also, Sun 
Microsystems Computer Corporation, Menlo Park, CA; and Texas 
Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX have been dropped 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 Sarnoff Corporation: Perceptual-
Based Video Encoding and Quality Measurement intends to file additional 
written notification disclosing all changes in membership.
    On September 1, 1995, Sarnoff Corporation: Perceptual-Based Video 
Encoding and Quality Measurement 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 December 4, 1995 (60 FR 62109).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on April 24, 
1996. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on June 24, 1996 (61 FR 32464).
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 98-29220 Filed 10-30-98; 8:45 am]
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