Digital Watermarking Alliance Hosts Nov. 15 Event in Los Angeles to Focus on Enabling Digital Media Commerce in 2008 and Beyond

Digital Watermarking Alliance Hosts Nov. 15 Event in Los Angeles to Focus on Enabling Digital Media Commerce in 2008 and Beyond

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: The Digital Watermarking Alliance is co-hosting an event with the
House Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus (CEIC) to
further raise awareness of the commercial benefits of digital
watermarking. The symposium, called "Digital Watermarking: Enabling
Digital Media Commerce in 2008 and Beyond," will bring together
industry leaders and influencers to discuss the challenges and
opportunities associated with distributing digital content. At the
end of the symposium, interactive demonstrations and exhibits
highlighting DWA members' technologies will be available for
viewing.

WHO: Featured Speakers:
Congresswoman Diane Watson (D-CA)
Dan Glickman, CEO and Chair, Motion Picture Association of America
Reed Stager, Chair, Digital Watermarking Alliance

Industry panel discussion:
Moderator: Bill Rosenblatt, DRM Watch
Participants: Steve Weinstein, MovieLabs; Joe Cates, NBC Universal;
Paul Jessop, RIAA; Mitch Singer, Sony Pictures

DWA panel discussion:
Moderator: Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times
Participants: Introduction by Jean-Luc Moullet, Thomson; Joe
Winograd, Verance; John Utley, Teletrax; Jim Ward, Philips; Graham
Oakes, MSI; Rob Schumann, Cinea

WHEN: Thursday, November 15, 2007
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Catered breakfast and lunch provided

WHERE: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Blossom Room
7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA

RSVP: Please RSVP to Anna Hughes at 202-585-0230 or email
dwa@itstrategies.com.

ABOUT: The Digital Watermarking Alliance (DWA) is an international
alliance of industry leading organizations that deliver valuable
digital watermarking technology and solutions to a broad range of
customers and markets around the world. Member organizations
include AquaMobile, Cinea, Inc., a Dolby company (NYSE:DLB),
DataMark Technologies, Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC), GCS Research,
Gibson, ISAN-IA, Jura, MarkAny, MediaGrid, Media Sciences
International, Philips Electronics, Signum, Teletrax
(NASDAQ:MDLK), The Nielsen Company, Thomson (Euronext 18453;
NYSE: TMS), Universite Catholique de Louvain, Verance, Verimatrix,
and Widevine Technologies. For more information, please visit

www.digitalwatermarkingalliance.org.

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FCMN Contact:

Source: The Digital Watermarking Alliance

CONTACT: Anna Hughes of Infotech Strategies, +1-202-585-0230,
hughes@itstrategies.com, for Digital Watermarking Alliance

Web site:

http://www.digitalwatermarkingalliance.org/

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