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The new
SIIA Content Division Newsletter is your source for
news and information regarding business and policy issues
facing online content companies, as well as division
activities.
SIIA
Announcements:
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Brown Bag Lunch - Paid Search & Content Companies -
October
22, 2003, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, New York City. Paid
search has emerged as a winning revenue model for web
searching. Come hear executives from Ovid,
Sprinks, Overture, FindWhat and Thomas Publishing discuss
what this trend means for information publishers.
Register Now.
We are interested in producing local SIIA events to
explore topics of interest to the information industry.
If you are interested in getting involved in coordinating
an event in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, or Washington,
DC, please email
Jeff Cutler.
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2004 Information Industry Summit (IIS) -
January 27, 2004, New York City. The IIS is
the premier annual event for senior executives to discuss
the outlook for the information industry for the coming
year. The summit has sold out each year and we expect it
to quickly sell out once again. Last year's conference
was attended by over 250 senior executives. Planning
is well underway with a fantastic program in place and a
great roster of speakers.
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Codie nominations have been extended
until October 24th. For 19 years, the Codie Awards has
remained the content technology industry’s most
prestigious and recognized awards program.
There are 9
product categories specifically targeted toward
content companies, as well as the Corporate Achievement
and Content Newcomer of the Year awards.
If you haven't nominated a
product, you should consider doing so!
If
you have any questions or would like more information,
please contact Cristina Stensvaag at
cstensvaag@siia.net
or 202.789.4458.
Click here to submit a
nomination.
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SIIA Industry Daily now
available - Receive a free daily email of relevant
industry news.
Subscribe now.
Industry News:
Public Library of Science Launches
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Science journal to put content online
free
(10/17) | AP
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Intro to Open Access: The Public
Library of Science (10/10) | EContent
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Reuters says settles billing row with Moneyline
(10/17) | Forbes.com
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Database
Protection Bill Advances in Congress
(10/16) | Reuters
¤Traditional
publishers make online gains (10/16) | Internetnews.com
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Primedia Names Former Head of IDG as
New Chief After Looking for 7 Months
(10/16) | NY Times
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Biz Leaders Prefer Web
(10/3) | internet.com
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R.R. Bowker Acquires Simba Information
(9/23) | EContent
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Eliyon offers database of business people (9/21) |
Reuters
Member Company
News:
Please send news and press releases to
James Kim
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Dow Jones Reports Improved Revenue
and Profit for Third Quarter 2003; Provides 4th Quarter
Outlook (10/14)
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Dow Jones & Company 2003 Advertising
Linage Percentage Increases -Decreases- from 2002 (10/14)
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Media General Sells Its Media General
Financial Services Subsidiary (10/14)
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Dialog Offering Most Extensive
Content Options For Enterprise Portals (10/13)
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British Medical Association Extends
its Partnership with Ovid (10/10)
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Really Strategies Makes the
Philadelphia 100® As One of the Region's Fastest Growing
Privately-Held Companies (10/8)
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Nstein
Technologies announces a Strategic Partnership with
InterDoc Corporation (10/7)
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eMeta
Named "Rising Star" in Deloitte & Touche's
Technology Fast 50 Program (9/30)
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Innodata
to Change Name; Company Will Be Doing Business as Innodata
Isogen (9/29)
Industry Features
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Pencil Sharpening: Why Paid Content Struggles to Define
Meaningful Price Points
| Shore Communications Inc.
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Federated Foxholes: Moving Search Beyond Library Science
to Content Science
| Shore Communications Inc.
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Paying for content - the end of the free lunch
| IT- Director.com
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Email is Dead -- Long Live RSS
| Greenhouse Associates Newsletter
People on the Move:
Please send news about comings
and goings to
Jeff Cutler
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Marlin & Associates Announces the addition of Senior
Technology Investment Banker
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LexisNexis Group Names Walsh Senior Vice President, Global
Strategy and Business Development
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Kristen Thurber Appointed Director of Technology at
Thomson Legal & Regulatory
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Thomson Financial Names Robert Lamoureux Chief Architect
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PRIMEDIA Appoints Kelly P. Conlin, Former International
Data Group CEO, President And Chief Executive Officer
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Martin E. Maleska Elected an Executive Vice President of
PRIMEDIA
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Chuck Bolkcom Named New Group Publisher Exec to Oversee
Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News
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Wolters Kluwer names Andres Sadler to Top Strategy Post
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Comtex Appoints Steve Brosnihan Vice President Of Sales
Government Affairs/Public Policy
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SIIA's Government Affairs program aggressively
promotes and protects the interests of its member
companies in legal and public policy debates by working
with state, federal and international policymakers,
organizing grassroots activism and participating in
landmark legal decisions. SIIA is the leading voice on key
issues affecting the software and information industry,
particularly with regards to electronic commerce and the
digital marketplace.
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Intellectual Property Committee Update
(9/29/03) -
Highlights in this month's Update:
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Database
Legislation Draft Released; Hearing Held
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Sen.
Brownback Introduces Bill to Change DMCA and
Copyright Law
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Senate
Holds Oversight Hearings To Address Subpoena
Provisions of DMCA
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California Supreme Court Holds Trade Secret Law Does Not
Violate First Amendment
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EU
Parliament Amends and Passes EU Software Directive
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SIIA Content Anti-Piracy (CAP)
- The CAP group is a collection of
content providers, primarily digital publishing and market
data service companies, who gather under the auspices of SIIA to address issues of compliance, digital right
management, and data piracy. This group is open to
members of SIIA, convenes three times per year, and
distributes its minutes and findings to its members.
There will be a
meeting of the CAP group on Thursday, November 6 in New
York. If you are interested in joining the CAP group,
attending the meeting or would
like more information about the group, please contact Petar Klaetsch, SIIA Director of Intellectual Property
Programs at 202.289.7442, ext. 1311, or via email at
pklaetsch@siia.net
Edited by
Jeff Cutler
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