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MUSIC CHOICE Files a Lawsuit Against AOL to Prevent the Use of the Trademark "My MC"HORSHAM, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/12/04 -- Music Choice, a premier music television network, today announced the filing of a lawsuit against AOL regarding that company's launch of a competing music service under the confusingly similar name MY MC. Music Choice filed the lawsuit lawsuit in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, May 12, after efforts to settle the dispute out-of-court failed. Music Choice, long known to consumers and members of the trade by the acronym "MC," launched a revolutionary new customizable music service under the name My MUSIC CHOICE in November 2003 in a regional market. First announced to the public over a year ago, Music Choice's My MUSIC CHOICE product offers digital cable subscribers the unique opportunity to create custom music channels tailored to their own personal taste. The My MUSIC CHOICE product is scheduled for nationwide launch this summer and has already received significant favorable press coverage. "While Music Choice welcomes fair competition, we object to a competitor introducing a competing product under a confusingly similar name. With millions of names out there to choose from, AOL's selection of the name MY MC for a channel that may appear alongside our own "MC" branded music channels will undoubtedly lead to confusion among the public and the industry at large," stated David Del Beccaro, President and CEO of Music Choice. "Not surprisingly, given Music Choice's longstanding partnership with AOL sister company Time Warner Cable, Music Choice has already received multiple inquiries regarding its association with AOL's MY MC product. Music Choice is unwilling to allow this type of confusion to continue. We would think AOL would likewise be concerned about this confusion." About Music Choice
Music Choice is the premier music television network, reaching US
households through digital cable and satellite television. Music Choice
broadcasts music channels for homes and businesses and distributes
televised concerts and music shows. The MUSIC CHOICE® music channels
reach over 33 million households and the Music Choice Concerts air in 44
million satellite and cable homes nationally. Headquartered in Horsham, PA,
Music Choice is a partnership among subsidiaries of Microsoft Corporation,
Motorola, Inc., Sony Corporation of America, EMI Music and several leading
U.S. cable providers: Adelphia Cable Communications, Comcast Cable
Communications, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable. MUSIC CHOICE®
is a registered trademark of Music Choice. Visit the Music Choice website
at http://www.musicchoice.com
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