Macrovision Awarded CD Copy Protection Patent in Japan; Patent Hides Red Book Audio from Personal Computers

Business Wire, May 12, 2003

Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2003

Macrovision(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:MVSN), the leading developer and supplier of copy protection, electronic licensing and digital rights management ("DRM") technologies, announced that it has been awarded Japanese Patent #3,405,980 for a method of copy protecting CD content.

The patent relates to technology used to prevent a PC from recognizing the Red Book audio content when a protected music CD is placed in a PC. More particularly, the patent teaches the manipulation of control data including Table of Contents (TOC) related data to essentially "hide" Red Book audio from the PC. When Red Book audio is "hidden" from the PC, the PC is unable to make audio copies.

"This patent protects an important aspect of our dual session technologies. Effective Red Book hiding is a critical component in CD copy protection," said Bill Krepick, Macrovision's president and CEO. "Together with our SafeDisc(R) and SafeAuthenticate(TM) technologies, this new patent is the basis for our industry leading CDS(TM) product line which has already been used on over 100 million CDs to counter the threat that ubiquitous CD-recordable drives pose to the music business."

Coupled with second session technologies such as the Windows Media(R) DRM, Macrovision's CDS solution utilizes this patent and enables worldwide record labels to design and produce "dual session" music CDs that contain both Red Book audio files that play on traditional home and car stereos, and also include "second session" files that can be played and stored on a consumer's PC and portable devices. Macrovision recently announced a License Agreement for Distribution of the Microsoft(R) Windows Media(R) Data Session Toolkit which will facilitate Worldwide Deployment of Secure Music CDs that include both the Macrovision CDS-300 features and the Windows Media DRM.

Masao Kumei, Macrovision's managing director for Japan and Asia KK added, "The Red Book patent augments our portfolio of copy protection technology patents, enabling us to offer critical solutions for the music and software industries. Japan has been out in front of the world in adopting music CD copy protection, and this patent is an important validation of Macrovision's leading position in that market."

Macrovision's integrated copy control and DRM solutions for music content are designed to protect the music labels' content while, at the same time, enabling consumers to enjoy a broad entertainment experience on a variety of consumer CD devices and PCs.

For the past 15 years, Macrovision has been the trusted partner in copy protection and rights management for the entertainment industry. Macrovision has worked in partnership with the leading content companies worldwide to develop and deploy technologies that serve the interests of both rights holders and consumers, delivering solutions which provide an optimum balance between effectiveness and playability. Macrovision's copy protection and rights management technologies have been utilized on over 5 billion CDs, DVDs and VHS cassettes.

About Macrovision

Macrovision develops and markets digital rights management ("DRM"), copy protection, and electronic license management technologies for the consumer software, enterprise software, home video and music industries. Macrovision holds a total of 134 issued or pending United States patents and 915 issued or pending international patents, and continues to increase its patent portfolio with new and innovative technologies in related fields. Macrovision has its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, with international offices in London, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei and Seoul. For more information about Macrovision Corporation and its products, please visit www.macrovision.com.

Macrovision and CDS are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Macrovision Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows Media and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

Note: This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A number of factors could cause Macrovision's actual results to differ from anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such factors are addressed in Macrovision's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (available at www.sec.gov). Macrovision assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.