[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38120-38121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18617]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Notice is hereby given that, on March 13, 1997, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Massachusetts
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Institute of Technology (``MIT'') has filed written notifications on
behalf of a Joint Venture concerning the development of digital media
networks (the ``Venture'') simultaneously with the Attorney General and
the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the
parties and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The
notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual
damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act, the identities of the parties are American International Group,
Inc., New York, NY; Bell Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA; BMG
Entertainment, Bertelsmann AG, Gutersloh, GERMANY; Bonnier Interaktiv
Media Lab, Stockholm, SWEDEN; Dentsu, Inc., Tokyo, JAPAN; Eastman
Kodak, Rochester, NY; LM Ericsson, Stockholm, SWEDEN; HAKUHODO, Inc.,
Tokyo, JAPAN; Hughes Telecommunications & Space New Venture
Organization, Los Angeles, CA; Kodansha, Tokyo, JAPAN; LEGO Futura Aps,
Billund, DANMARK; Merrill Lynch, Princeton, NJ; Minnesota Mining &
Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN; NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR; Nortel,
Richardson, TX; NYNEX/Bell Atlantic, White Plains, NY; OMRON
Corporation, Kyoto, JAPAN; Panasonic Technologies, Inc., Princeton, NJ;
Perot Systems Corporation, Stamford, CT; Philips Research Labs,
Briarcliff Manor, NY; Riverland, BELGIUM; RR Donnelley & Sons Company,
Lisle, IL; SARITEL S.p.A., Roma, ITALY; SHINGAKUSHA Co., Ltd., Kyoto,
JAPAN; Tandem Computers, Inc., Cupertino, CA; Tele Danmark, Tranbjerg
j, DENMARK; Telecom Finland, Helsinki, FINLAND; TOPPAN Printing Co.,
Ltd., Santa Monica, CA; U.S. Robotics Access Corporation, Skokie, IL;
WPP Group plc, London, ENGLAND; and Xerox Corporation, Palo Alto, CA.
The nature of the Venture will be to conduct research in the area
of developing digital media networks to facilitate communication,
education, and entertainment. The major focus of the research will be
towards encouraging the growth and development of digital media
networks and incorporating such networks into the daily lives of their
users.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-18617 Filed 7-15-97; 8:45 am]
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