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APPENDIX
DVD Forum
The DVD Forum is an international organization made up of companies using or
manufacturing digital versatile disc (DVD)-related products. The Forum was created
in 1995 when ten companies (Hitachi, Matsushita, Mitsubishi, Philips, Pioneer, Sony,
Thomson Multimedia, Time Warner, Toshiba Corporation, and Victor) joined for the
common purpose of promoting DVD worldwide and establishing standardized
formats of each DVD application for the marketplace.
DVD+RW Alliance
The DVD+RW Alliance is a voluntary group of industry-leading personal computing
manufacturers, optical storage and electronics manufacturers including Dell, Hewlett-
Packard Company, MCC/Verbatim, Philips Electronics, Ricoh Company Ltd., Sony
Corporation, Thomson multimedia and Yamaha Corporation. The group seeks to
develop and promote a universally compatible, rewritable DVD format to enable true
convergence between personal computing and consumer electronics products.
DVD FLLC (Format, Logo, Licensing, Corporation)
DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corp (DVD FLLC) was established in 2000 to handle
issuing of the DVD specifications, granting licenses to manufacturers and policing
the use of the DVD logos. All manufacturers of hardware, discs and related DVD
products must be licensed and first products verified to ensure that all players will
play all discs. The correct logos must be used for the appropriate products in the
appropriate way.
