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In This Issue

¤  Information Industry Summit (IIS) - Feb 1 & 2 - Keynotes & Final Program announced
¤  SIIA / Outsell webcast: Outlook 2005 - January 20, 2005 1 pm - 2 pm ET
¤  Brown Bag Lunch Panel: Online Advertising - What Works? What Doesn't? What's Hot? What's Not? - February 24, New York and Video around US
¤  CEO PERSPECTIVES issue of UPGRADE
¤  Reduced Price for Information Industry Salary Survey
¤  Complimentary download of Outsell's Neighborhoods of the Information Industry
¤  Register for the SIIA Government Affairs Council Meeting, Wednesday, January 26, 2005
¤  Come to the SIIA Content Anti-Piracy (CAP) meeting on Wednesday February 23rd

SIIA Announcements:
¤ Wolff, Majoras and Minor to Keynote 2005 Information Industry Summit (IIS) - February 1&2
Nearly 300 people are already registered to attend the event of the year for the content industry. Make sure that you reserve a space at the event of the year for the content industry now before it’s sold out. Join us on February 1st and 2nd at New York City’s Gotham Hall at the Software & Information Industry Association’s fourth Annual Information Industry Summit (IIS).  Keynote speakers include author and columnist Michael Wolff, FTC Chairman Majoras, and Halsey Minor.  You will also hear from industry leaders such as Nancy McKinstry from Wolters Kluwer, AOL's Ted Leonsis, Sir Martin Sorrell from WPP, and Microsoft's Dan’l Lewin among many others.  IIS brings together executives from throughout the information industry to discuss the current outlook for the industry, how they are preparing for the future and their unique perspectives on the industry today.  Register today at http://www.siia.net/iis/2005/registration.asp and ensure your attendance at IIS 2005.

¤ SIIA / Outsell webcast: Outlook 2005: Power Play in the Information Industry - January 20, 2005 1 pm - 2 pm ET
SIIA is pleased to present a webcast featuring Outsell's Chief Analyst, Leigh Watson Healy. This presentation, based on Outsell’s traditional year-end Outlook Briefing, recaps the year’s information industry events and highlights the big issues and trends brewing in our industry’s future. Come hear why Outsell's new theme is “Power Play,” which is intentionally laced with double meaning. Outlook looks at shifting power positions of information users, information vendors, and information managers in 2005. We make 14 predictions on topics including financial performance of companies in the industry; winning traits for market research companies; open access developments; information managers’ roles; new ways of moving and delivering content; and the influence of young technology users. This is Outsell’s essential guide to what’s in store for the information industry in 2005.  SIIA member price $125.   Read more and register at http://www.siia.net/events/prereg.asp?eventid=420.

¤ Brown Bag Lunch Panel: Online Advertising - What Works? What Doesn't? What's Hot? What's Not? - February 24, New York and Videoconference available around US - This panel of industry leaders takes a look at the different advertising revenue models available for online publishers, as well some of the tools available to help them manage it. The panel will also look into the future to see what may be coming in the near term.  Register at http://www.siia.net/events/prereg.asp?eventid=427

¤ CEO PERSPECTIVES issue of UPGRADE is now available. Click here to read Ron Klausner of ProQuest's unique perspectives on how Publishers can create opportunity from the Open Access movement.  The entire December 2004/January 2005 Issue is available at http://www.siia.net/upgrade/

¤ Reduced Price for Information Industry Salary Survey - For a limited time, SIIA and Outsell's joint study on salary and benefit practices in the Information Content industry is available for the discounted price of $295 for SIIA members.  For details, click on http://content.outsellinc.com/coms2/salary_survey

¤ Complimentary download of Neighborhoods of the Information Industry - Outsell, Inc.'s  reference guide to the "neighborhoods of the information industry" shares a total view of who's who, what's going on, how the different neighborhoods relate and get along (or not), and what that means for the industry's future success. The complimentary 62 page PDF will enable you to visualize the relationships within the information industry and have a coherent framework from which to approach relationship-building, sales, acquisition and other business development activities.  Click on http://www.outsellinc.com/subscribe/guide.htm to download.

¤ Save the Date - West Coast Content Forum will be held May 24 & 25, 2005 in Universal City, CA.  The 20th Annual Codies Gala will be held the evening of May 25.  Watch for announcements in coming weeks.

¤ Content Division Working Groups - The Content Division board has formed 2 new working groups to explore items of particular interest to member companies. A group focused on Business Models and one on Standards join the existing group focused on Content Anti-Piracy.   Click here to see a list of the current working groups.  Please contact Jeff Cutler if you would like to join a group or committee.

Standards Working Group - Ken Ficara, Wall Street Journal, Chair; The Content Standards Working Group will serve as a resource to SIIA members who are interested in adopting standards for content format and management, but who are confused by the plethora of choices and confusing claims. This group will also attempt to bring a business focus to standards discussions, in the hope of influencing standards groups to concentrate on solving the problems that publishers and editors are faced with.

Business Models Working Group - Judy Hsieh, BusinessWeek Online, Chair; The Business Models Working Group will focus on assessing and providing information on best practices for business models for electronic content. The goal will be to conceptualize how buyers and sellers of data are successfully managing distribution of digital content today.

¤ Looking for new contacts or prospects? - You can access a list of member companies at http://www.siia.net/membership/memberlist.asp with hotlinks to the member web sites.

¤ SIIA Content Week in Review - A weekly summary of Information Industry news is now available.  Click here to see the current issue of the SIIA Content Week in Review and click here to subscribe and receive a weekly summary of the headlines from around the Information Industry.

¤ MarketMaker - SIIA MarketMaker arranges introductory meetings for you with enterprise customers and/or investors. It only takes a minute to register for MarketMaker, and SIIA members enter their profiles for free. If you missed being eligible for meetings at the SIIA MarketMaker event on November 17, please register and complete your corporate profile in MarketMaker now to be eligible for the next event. Register here




Industry News & Member Company News:

Industry news and Member Company News are now available on a weekly basis in the new SIIA Content Week in Review.  Click here to see the current issue and click here to subscribe and receive a weekly summary of the headlines from around the Information Industry.

¤ Copyright Clearance Center Releases New Report on Copyright in the Digital Workspace - DANVERS, Mass., December 15, 2004 – Copyright Clearance Center, the world’s premier provider of copyright licensing and compliance solutions, today released a new report titled Copyright in the Digital Workspace. Available for download at www.copyright.com/digital, the report helps businesses understand the ways employees are using copyrighted information and their practices with respect to copyright law. It also offers specific recommendations for reducing the risk of copyright infringement.

¤ Thomson Releases New Study on Open Access Journals - Thomson Scientific, a business of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), released a new White Paper entitled: "Open Access Journals in the ISI Citation Databases: Analysis of Impact Factors and Citation Patterns."

Industry Research & Opinions

¤ Reduced Price for Information Industry Salary Survey - For a limited time, SIIA and Outsell's joint study on salary and benefit practices in the Information Content industry is available for the discounted price of $295.  For details, click on http://content.outsellinc.com/coms2/salary_survey

¤ Models for Success: 2005 Ushers in an Era of Major Shifts in Content Business Models | Shore Communications- As the year 2005 rumbles into view the prospect is for a time in which the rubble of old business models that began to come tumbling down in 2004 is pushed aside to make room for new business models that span old categories and define highly profitable niches where profits were never imagined before. Shore sees four key areas in which the rapidly shifting action will unfold in creating and expanding these new models: cooperation, commercialization, containerization and consolidation. There's a model for success for many as this year comes to fruition, but success will go to those who are willing to align themselves with revenues from new models as quickly as possible.

¤ Outlook 2005: Free Download - Power Play In The Information Industry | Outsell Inc. - Each year Outsell shares its year-end Outlook Briefing with a wide audience of interested information industry players and observers. We believe you'll find this year's version stimulating reading as you look forward to a successful 2005. This is Outsell's essential guide to what's in store in 2005, chock-full of predictions and key insights about what you can expect. The name "Power Play"  is intentionally laced with a double meaning:  Outsell thinks the themes of play, creativity, and fun will be kicked up a notch in 2005.  Power as in 'strength', power as in 'energy' - not the fear-based old world of power grabs, power struggles, and power outages.  After first reviewing their track record for 2004 predictions (mostly right-on), the report addresses shifting power positions of information users, information vendors, and information managers in 2005.   Click on http://www.outsellinc.com/subscribe/freebriefsOutlook.htm to download.

¤ EContent 100 | EContent Magazine has released their 4th annual EContent 100, their list of companies that matter most in the digital content industry. Congratulation to all companies who made this prestigious list.  Click on http://www.econtentmag.com/EContent100/ to read.

¤ Open Stacks: Pondering the Value of Copyrighted Content in a World of Online Archives | Shore Communications - Another week, another earth-shattering headline about the machinations of Google. Or is it so earth-shattering? Google's plan to scan materials without clear copyright in major libraries is really just a continuation of their original battle plan. What's more at question is how publishers and aggregators have been asleep at the wheel in thinking that copyright law would promise them growth - as opposed to how it is protecting dwindling profits based on old business models. Content value is exploding in electronic form, much of it well beyond the purview of traditional copyright protection. The effective use of copyright is far from dead, but its users must adapt to an era of getting to know its client base in far more cooperative ways.

¤ Contracts in the Information Industry IV | Peter Marx, editor - examples of forms for content licensing and distribution, web hosting, linking, database use, web site development, copyright authorization, branding and marketing, click wraps and dozens of other relationships. All agreements are also provided on an enclosed CD -- in Microsoft Word format -- to facilitate your own drafting. (October, 2003) SIIA Member Price: $50.00, Non-Member Price: $195.00, Click here to order

¤ EPS releases white paper documenting the business case for digital object identifiers (DOIs) in content distribution | Electronic Publishing Services Ltd

People on the Move: 
Please send news about comings and goings to Jeff Cutler

Factiva Appoints William H. Voltmer as Vice President and Director of Global Sales

Stephen Moylan Appointed Boston Division President

Stephen J. Adler Selected Editor-in-Chief of BusinessWeek; Appointment Effective April 1, 2005

Stephen B. Shepard to Retire from BusinessWeek; Expected to Lead Journalism School

Pamela Springer Selected to Lead ECNext

KnowledgeStorm Names Dave MacDonald Vice President of Technology

CQ Signs Craig Crawford to Long-Term Contract

Management changes at Elsevier and RBI Netherlands

EDGAR® Online® Appoints Morton Mackof As EVP of Sales

Nstein welcomes Forrester’s former research chief as advisor to the CEO

BusinessWeek journalist makes I.D. Magazine's list of the forty most influential people in design

Dialog Seeks 2005 North American Roger K. Summit Scholarship Applicants

South African Wins 2004 Roger K. Summit Scholarship From Dialog

MarketWatch Names Raymond “Chip” Mason, Founder of Brokerage Giant Legg Mason, “CBS MarketWatch CEO of the Year”

Elsevier’s Journal of Electrocardiology names new Editor-in-Chief

Elsevier Foundation congratulates Professor Zheng Li, The

Highbeam™ Research Appoints Keith Powell As Chief Technology Officer

Highbeam™ Research Teams With Blogger Christopher Locke, Creates New Blogging Tools

Sara Nelson Joins RBI as Editor-in-Chief of Publishers Weekly

Thomson West Names VPs to Focus on Meeting Needs of Specialized Customer Segments

Five Are Designated "International InfoStars" by Dialog

Thomson Financial Names Daniel Parke Managing Director Of Thomson Financial Latin America

Government Affairs/Public Policy
¤ SIIA's Government Affairs program aggressively promotes and protects the interests of its member companies in legal and public policy debates by working with state, federal and international policymakers, organizing grassroots activism and participating in landmark legal decisions. SIIA is the leading voice on key issues affecting the software and information industry, particularly with regards to electronic commerce and the digital marketplace.

¤ Reminder to Register for the SIIA Government Affairs Council Meeting, Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 8:30 am - to 4:00 pm, SIIA Offices, Washington, DC  This is a reminder that the winter meeting of the SIIA Government Affairs Council will be held at our offices on Wednesday, January 26, 2005. With the start of the 109th Congress, and the onset of the Administration's second term agenda - as well as a major changes in leadership in the EU Commission -- the meeting will be an excellent opportunity to review SIIA's key agenda items (eCommerce, trade, intellectual property, privacy, cybersecurity, education and global workforce issues, among others), as well as a look at the new challenges facing our industry as we head into 2005.  Register at https://www.siia.net/events/prereg.asp?eventid=419.

¤ FTC Issues Final Rule on "Primary Purpose" Test Under CAN-SPAM Act - Final Rule outlines 4 kinds of emails and the tests it will apply starting February 18, 2005.  The FTC has publicly released on its website its Final Rule defining what constitutes a "Commercial Electronic Mail Message," although the Rule has not yet been published in the Federal Register. This Final Rule - commonly referred to as the "primary purpose rule" - goes into effect on February 18, 2005.

Member companies will need to review their email development and implementation practices against the provisions of the Final Rule, especially where email may have a "dual purpose" of including commercial content and either transactional\relationship messages or other non-commercial content (as in an electronic newsletter). Special consideration needs to be given to how subject lines are used in email sent by your organization. Subject lines play an important role in the FTC's framework.  A copy of the "primary purpose" Final Rule can be found at: http://www.ftc.gov/os/2004/12/041216canspamfrn.pdf.

An Update has been prepared for SIIA members that includes a summary of the Final Rule, the criteria for determining "primary purpose" where "dual purpose" emails are sent, and analyses of how the FTC will treat subject lines, placement of content and other issues. The entire members-only Update can be found at: http://www.siia.net/login.asp?page=http://www.siia.net/govt/docs/members/CAN-SPAM%20Final%20Rule%20on%20Primary%20Purpose%202004.12.20.pdf (You may need to paste into your browser.)

Intellectual Property & Content Anti-Piracy
¤  The next SIIA CAP Meeting will take place on Wednesday February 23rd from 2-3:30 in conference room C at SIIA's New York Office (located at 11 Penn Plaza, 5th Floor, 7th Avenue (between 31-32nd Streets) NYC). email Keith Kupferschmid at kkupferschmid@siia.net if you are a publisher or serve their interests and are interested in attending.

Intellectual Property Committee Update  - email Keith Kupferschmid at kkupferschmid@siia.net to receive monthly IP update via email

¤ (1/3/05) - Highlights in this Update:

¤ (12/6/04) - Highlights in this Update:

• Senate Passes Omnibus IP Bill During Lame Duck Session, But Unlikely to Pass I House
• Congress Passes PTO Fee Increase Bill Without Anti-Diversion Provision
• Congress Passes Legislation Anointing Anti-Piracy Czar