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“Microsoft and Intel are throwing their full weight behind one side in the long-running battle over the format for the next generation of high-definition DVD’s.

“Today, the two companies will announce that they are backing the HD-DVD format developed by Toshiba over the Blu-ray standard championed by Sony, Matsushita Electric, Samsung and others. Microsoft announced in June that it would work with Toshiba to develop high-definition DVD players. Now, Microsoft and Intel say they will develop software and chips that will allow personal computers to play the next-generation DVD’s from Toshiba.”

Ken Belson. DVD Fight Intensifies: Microsoft and Intel to Back Toshiba Format. The New York Times. Sept. 27, 2005.

Update:

Ina Fried. DVD Dispute Burns at PC Makers. News.com. Sept. 29, 2005.

(Editor’s Note: The Times allows free access to their stories on the Web for seven days before sending the stories to the paper’s fee-based Archive.)

“The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to expand wiretap accessibility requirements to broadband providers and Internet telephone companies continued to come under legal fire today.

“Fewer than 24 hours after the Center for Democracy and Technology announced it plans to challenge the FCC’s ruling, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said it has similar intentions.

Roy Mark. FCC CALEA Order Challenges Continue. InternetNews.com. Sept. 28, 2005.

See also:

Roy Mark. FCC Rings New Round of Regulatory Uncertainty. InternetNews.com. Sept. 28, 2005.