Macrovision Files Lawsuit Against Sima and Interburn's DVD Copying Products

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2005--Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN) announced today that it has filed suit against Sima Products Corporation ("Sima") and Interburn Enterprises Inc. ("Interburn"). The lawsuit charges that Sima's "Video Enhancers," which are principally used to allow consumers to make unauthorized copies of copyrighted DVDs, infringe Macrovision's patented copy protection technology and also violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). These products include, but are not limited to, products currently marketed under the names CT-1, CT-100, CT-2, CT-200, and SCC-2. The lawsuit further charges that Interburn products infringe Macrovision's intellectual property and the DMCA.

"Sima and Interburn infringe Macrovision's intellectual property by offering products that enable users to make unauthorized copies of copyrighted content by illegally removing our copy protection system," said Macrovision CEO Bill Krepick. "The Sima and Interburn products have very limited commercial uses other than to circumvent Macrovision's copy protection technology and are marketed by Sima and Interburn for use in copying DVD's, among other types of media. The Sima/Interburn lawsuit is based on a fundamental cornerstone of the American economic system - protection of intellectual capital." The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York. Macrovision is asking the court to order an immediate halt to sales of Sima's "video enhancer" products and Interburn's CD/DVD copying products.

“Sima and Interburn infringe Macrovision's intellectual property by offering products that enable users to make unauthorized copies of copyrighted content by illegally removing our copy protection system”

Sima and Interburn make and sell DVD-copying products capable of circumventing Macrovision's patented Analog Copy Protection ("ACP") process without license or authorization from Macrovision. As such, these infringing products allow users to make new unlicensed DVD disc copies by stripping Macrovision's patented ACP technology. The suit charges that Sima and Interburn therefore violate both Macrovision's patents and the DMCA, which prohibits circumvention of copy protection mechanisms. The DMCA specifically recognizes Macrovision technology as a broadly adopted copy protection system that cannot legally be bypassed.

About Macrovision

Macrovision Corporation develops copy protection, digital rights management and electronic licensing technologies that enable content owners and software publishers to securely and flexibly distribute their products to their customers. Macrovision has its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, with international offices in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei and Seoul. For more information about Macrovision Corporation and its products, please visit www.macrovision.com.