CE and DRM Technology Leaders
to Create a DRM Toolkit for Consumer Devices
Marlin Joint Development Association to provide
standard specifications for content management and
protection for the consumer electronics industry
Sunnyvale, CA, January 19, 2005
- Intertrust Technologies, Matsushita Electric Industrial
(Panasonic), Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics,
and Sony Corporation today announced the formation
of the Marlin Joint Development Association (the “Marlin
JDA”) that will provide standard specifications
for content management and protection for the consumer
electronics industry. The Marlin JDA specifications
will allow CE companies to build DRM clients for consumer
devices that support popular content distribution
modes in the Internet, broadcast, and mobile vertical
market segments. For consumers, Marlin-based devices
will mean that they can enjoy appropriately licensed
content on any device they deem convenient, independent
of how they originally obtained that content.
Convergence across consumer Internet, broadcast and
mobile devices and services over the last few years
has been constrained because of often conflicting
proprietary DRM technologies and differing standards
for each distribution mode, such as proprietary methods
of music distribution to hard disk music players from
the Internet. The Marlin JDA specifications will allow
CE companies to use a single technology toolkit to
build DRM functions into their devices to support
commonly used content distribution modes, in a way
that promotes interoperability while maximizing efficiency
in the device architecture.
Marlin JDA specifications will be fully compatible
with the outcome of the previously announced Coral
initiative, which is aimed at developing a set of
DRM-agnostic service protocols for interoperability
between DRM systems and standards. Marlin-based devices
will be able to interoperate with Coral-enabled DRM
systems even if those systems do not use Marlin DRM
components.
The Marlin JDA will also offer a Licensing and Compliance
Program and a Community Source Program to permit adopters
to obtain sample code modules and licenses for the
specifications on a reasonable and non-discriminatory
basis. The Marlin JDA plans to release version 1.0
along with the associated Community Source and Licensing
and Compliance program in the summer 2005 time frame.
About Intertrust Technologies Corporation
Intertrust develops and licenses intellectual property
for Digital Rights Management (DRM) and trusted computing.
The Company holds over 30 U.S. patents and has approximately
85 patent applications pending worldwide. Intertrust's
patent portfolio covers software and hardware techniques
that can be implemented in a broad range of products
that use DRM and trusted computing technologies, including
computer operating systems, digital media platforms,
web services, and enterprise infrastructure. Intertrust
has research, engineering, and IP groups focusing
on developing and monetizing next-generation technologies
and inventions.
About Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,
Ltd. (Panasonic)
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best known
for its Panasonic brand name, is a worldwide leader
in the development and manufacture of electronic products
for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial
needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the Company recorded
consolidated sales of US$71.92 billion for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2004. Matsushita's shares are
listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, New York (NYSE:MC),
Euronext Amsterdam and Frankfurt stock exchanges.
For more information on the company and its Panasonic
brand, visit the Matsushita website at http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/top.html.
About Royal Philips Electronics, N.V.
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE:
PHG, AEX: PHI) is one of the world's biggest electronics
companies and Europe's largest, with sales of EUR
29 billion in 2003. With activities in the three interlocking
domains of healthcare, lifestyle and technology and
166,800 employees in more than 60 countries, it has
market leadership positions in medical diagnostic
imaging and patient monitoring, color television sets,
electric shavers, lighting and silicon system solutions.
News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.
About Samsung Electronics Corporation
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global leader
in semiconductor, telecommunications, digital media
and digital convergence technologies with 2003 parent
company sales of US$36.4 billion and net income of
US$5.0 billion. Employing approximately 88,000 people
in 89 offices in 46 countries, the company consists
of six main business units: Corporate Technology Operations,
Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business,
LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication
Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest
growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is the
world's largest producer of color monitors, color
TVs, memory chips and TFT-LCDs. For more information,
visit www.samsung.com.
About Sony Corporation
Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio,
video, game, communications, key device and information
technology products for the consumer and professional
markets. With its music, pictures, computer entertainment
and on-line businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned
to be the leading personal broadband entertainment
company in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual
sales of approximately $72 billion for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2004. Sony Global Web Site: http://www.sony.net/.
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Media Contacts
For more information, press only:
Robin Buckley, Buckley Kaldenbach for Intertrust,
(703) 533-9805, robin@buckleykaldenbach.com
Isabel Kaldenbach, Buckley Kaldenbach for Intertrust,
(703) 979-3076, isabel@buckleykaldenbach.com
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