Macrovision Leverages World Leadership in Software Protection Technolo

Macrovision Leverages World Leadership in Software Protection Technologies to Enhance Its Best-Selling Music CD Content Protection Solution

    Business Editors/Entertainment Editors/High-Tech Editors

    SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2005--

Software Protection Technology Deployed on over 300 Million PCs Expanded to Protect Content on Billions of CD Music Tracks
    Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq:MVSN), the global market leader in content protection and digital rights management (DRM) technologies, has evolved its market-leading, patented SafeDisc(R) software protection technology, in use on hundreds of millions of PCs, for use in CDS(TM), the world's most widely adopted music CD content protection solution. Music labels can, for the first time, deploy a software-based content protection solution with confidence to hundreds of millions of consumers in the U.S. and beyond.
    The increasing threats posed by Peer-to-Peer downloading and other forms of digital piracy require complex software solutions and services. Today's announcement signals a confirmation by Macrovision that it has translated years of experience designing market-leading software solutions for the world's top Software and Games Publishers into cutting-edge digital software solutions for the music entertainment industry.
    "It was natural to build on a proven technology in use on over 300 million PCs to deliver the only product Music Labels can deploy having such an extensive history of performance and compatibility on consumer PCs worldwide," said Steve Weinstein, executive vice president and general manager of Macrovision's Entertainment Technologies Group. "Macrovision is a Microsoft Certified Partner, with a tested worldwide support network already familiar with providing excellent service for desktop deployments. When it comes to software on a consumer's PC, our customers understand the value of stability, compatibility and support."
    CDS is among the first CD Content Protection products in the market to be certified by Microsoft Corporation as a "Designed for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP" solution. For more information, refer to the Microsoft Windows Catalog http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/default.aspx?subID=22&xslt= search&qu=macrovision&scope=2&btnSearch=Go. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)
    Macrovision continues to demonstrate its deep working relationship with Microsoft through its ongoing participation in Microsoft's Visual Studio Industry Partner Program, the Microsoft Management Alliance, the Windows Embedded Program, and Windows Mobile Solutions Partner Program.

    About CDS

    CDS has shipped on over 400 million music CDs worldwide, protecting over 4 billion music tracks. Over 22 major and independent music labels worldwide and 20 resellers have utilized the CDS technology on over 4,000 albums since 2002. The SafeDisc technology has shipped on over 300 million CD/DVD-ROMs, protecting over 3,300 PC game titles and over 3,500 software titles.
    The latest version of CDS-300 is pro-consumer and pro-content owner. It features the best CD rip protection on the market while giving consumers one click capability for music portability (DRM copies) and backup flexibility (Controlled Burn CD copies). CDS-300 is transparent across CD, DVD and PC audio systems, and provides the same high standards for CD audio quality adopted by worldwide manufacturers and preserves 100% of the audio fidelity (16-bit/44.1 kHz).
    CDS-300 is compatible with Microsoft's Windows Media(R) DRM solutions and is designed to support other third-party DRM vendors. For more information about CDS-300 features and benefits, visit www.macrovision.com/products/cds/cds300. For a list of compatible portable devices, visit www.microsoft.com/cooldevices.

    About Macrovision

    Macrovision develops and markets content protection, digital rights management and electronic license management solutions for the video, music and software industries. Macrovision's technologies are embedded in over 8.9 billion DVD, VHS and CD units representing over $130 billion of protected entertainment content. In the software market, Macrovision licenses software developers the FLEXnet(TM) universal licensing platform and the InstallShield(R) suite of software installation, repackaging and update solutions, which are deployed on more than 500 million desktops worldwide. Over 50,000 software publishers and hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies use Macrovision's technologies to maximize the value of their software. Macrovision is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and has offices worldwide. More information about Macrovision can be found at www.macrovision.com.

    (C)Macrovision 2005. Macrovision, SafeDisc, CDS and CDS-300 are registered trademarks or trademarks of Macrovision Corporation. All other brands and product names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective companies.

    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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (available at www.sec.gov). Macrovision assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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CONTACT: Macrovision Corporation Miao Chuang, 408-562-8451 mchuang@macrovision.com or Macrovision Europe Simon Mehlman, +44 (0)161 740 3989 simonm@macrovision.com or ThirdWire for Macrovision Gary Byrd, 831-440-2414 gary.byrd@thirdwirepr.com

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CONSUMER/HOUSEHOLD MUSIC SOFTWARE INTERNET E-COMMERCE PRODUCT SOURCE: Macrovision Corporation

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