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These excerpts taken from the MVSN 10-K filed Feb 29, 2008.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from international sales. Economic, political, regulatory and other risks associated with our international business could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

International and export sales together represented 54%, 57% and 56% of our consolidated net revenues from continuing operations in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. We expect that international and export sales will continue to represent a substantial portion of our net revenues for the foreseeable future. Our future growth will depend to a large extent on worldwide acceptance and deployment of our content protection and DRM solutions for digital PPV networks, DVDs, and consumer software.

To the extent that foreign governments impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components from the U.S., the requirement for content protection and rights management solutions in these markets could diminish. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property

 

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rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S., which increases the risk of unauthorized use of our technologies and the ready availability or use of circumvention technologies. Such laws also may not be conducive to copyright protection of digital content and software, which may make our content protection technology less effective and reduce the demand for it.

Because we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including:

 

   

foreign government regulation;

 

   

changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

 

   

changes in, or imposition of, foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

 

   

changes in, or weakening of copyright and intellectual property (patent) laws and support for content protection and DRM technologies;

 

   

difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

 

   

tariffs or taxes and other trade barriers and restrictions;

 

   

fluctuations in our net effective income tax rate driven by changes in the percentage of revenues that we derive from international sources;

 

   

changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic condition, including changes resulting from the threat of terrorism;

 

   

difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

 

   

fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies or products for use in foreign prerecorded video, PPV and other applications requiring our content protection solutions or if regulations governing our international businesses change. For example, our products are eligible for export under the U.S. Export Administration Act and U.S. export regulations. We have implemented a program to comply with these laws and regulations, but cannot guarantee that any particular product can be exported to any particular location at any particular time. Any changes to the statute or the regulations with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from international sales. Economic, political,
regulatory and other risks associated with our international business could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

SIZE="2">International and export sales together represented 54%, 57% and 56% of our consolidated net revenues from continuing operations in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. We expect that international and export sales will continue to represent
a substantial portion of our net revenues for the foreseeable future. Our future growth will depend to a large extent on worldwide acceptance and deployment of our content protection and DRM solutions for digital PPV networks, DVDs, and consumer
software.

To the extent that foreign governments impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components from the
U.S., the requirement for content protection and rights management solutions in these markets could diminish. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property

 


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rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S., which increases the risk of unauthorized use of our technologies and the ready availability or use of
circumvention technologies. Such laws also may not be conducive to copyright protection of digital content and software, which may make our content protection technology less effective and reduce the demand for it.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Because we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including:


 







  

foreign government regulation;

 







  

changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

 







  

changes in, or imposition of, foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> 







  

changes in, or weakening of copyright and intellectual property (patent) laws and support for content protection and DRM technologies;


 







  

difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> 







  

tariffs or taxes and other trade barriers and restrictions;

 







  

fluctuations in our net effective income tax rate driven by changes in the percentage of revenues that we derive from international sources;

 







  

changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic condition, including changes resulting from the threat of terrorism;

 







  

difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

 







  

fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies or products for use in foreign prerecorded video,
PPV and other applications requiring our content protection solutions or if regulations governing our international businesses change. For example, our products are eligible for export under the U.S. Export Administration Act and U.S. export
regulations. We have implemented a program to comply with these laws and regulations, but cannot guarantee that any particular product can be exported to any particular location at any particular time. Any changes to the statute or the regulations
with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px">Our success is heavily dependent upon our proprietary technologies.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We believe that our future success will depend on our ability to continue to introduce proprietary solutions for digital content and software solutions and technologies. We rely on a combination of patent, trademark,
copyright and trade secret laws, nondisclosure and other contractual provisions, and technical measures to protect our intellectual property rights. Our patents, trademarks or copyrights may be challenged and invalidated or circumvented. Our patents
may not be of sufficient scope or strength or be issued in all countries where products incorporating our technologies can be sold. We have filed applications to expand our patent claims and for improvement patents to extend the current expiration
dates, however, expiration of some of our patents may harm our business. If we are not successful in protecting our intellectual property, our business would be harmed.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Others may develop technologies that are similar or superior to our technologies, duplicate our technologies or design around our patents. Effective intellectual property protection may be unavailable or limited in
some foreign countries. Despite efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise use aspects of processes and devices that we regard as proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of our proprietary
information is difficult, and the steps we have taken may not prevent misappropriation of our technologies. Such competitive threats could harm our business.

 


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These excerpts taken from the MVSN 10-K filed Feb 26, 2008.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from international sales. Economic, political, regulatory and other risks associated with our international business could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

International and export sales together represented 54%, 57% and 56% of our consolidated net revenues from continuing operations in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. We expect that international and export sales will continue to represent a substantial portion of our net revenues for the foreseeable future. Our future growth will depend to a large extent on worldwide acceptance and deployment of our content protection and DRM solutions for digital PPV networks, DVDs, and consumer software.

To the extent that foreign governments impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components from the U.S., the requirement for content protection and rights management solutions in these markets could diminish. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property

 

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rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S., which increases the risk of unauthorized use of our technologies and the ready availability or use of circumvention technologies. Such laws also may not be conducive to copyright protection of digital content and software, which may make our content protection technology less effective and reduce the demand for it.

Because we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including:

 

   

foreign government regulation;

 

   

changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

 

   

changes in, or imposition of, foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

 

   

changes in, or weakening of copyright and intellectual property (patent) laws and support for content protection and DRM technologies;

 

   

difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

 

   

tariffs or taxes and other trade barriers and restrictions;

 

   

fluctuations in our net effective income tax rate driven by changes in the percentage of revenues that we derive from international sources;

 

   

changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic condition, including changes resulting from the threat of terrorism;

 

   

difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

 

   

fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies or products for use in foreign prerecorded video, PPV and other applications requiring our content protection solutions or if regulations governing our international businesses change. For example, our products are eligible for export under the U.S. Export Administration Act and U.S. export regulations. We have implemented a program to comply with these laws and regulations, but cannot guarantee that any particular product can be exported to any particular location at any particular time. Any changes to the statute or the regulations with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from international sales. Economic, political,
regulatory and other risks associated with our international business could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

SIZE="2">International and export sales together represented 54%, 57% and 56% of our consolidated net revenues from continuing operations in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. We expect that international and export sales will continue to represent
a substantial portion of our net revenues for the foreseeable future. Our future growth will depend to a large extent on worldwide acceptance and deployment of our content protection and DRM solutions for digital PPV networks, DVDs, and consumer
software.

To the extent that foreign governments impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components from the
U.S., the requirement for content protection and rights management solutions in these markets could diminish. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property

 


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rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S., which increases the risk of unauthorized use of our technologies and the ready availability or use of
circumvention technologies. Such laws also may not be conducive to copyright protection of digital content and software, which may make our content protection technology less effective and reduce the demand for it.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Because we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including:


 







  

foreign government regulation;

 







  

changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

 







  

changes in, or imposition of, foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> 







  

changes in, or weakening of copyright and intellectual property (patent) laws and support for content protection and DRM technologies;


 







  

difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> 







  

tariffs or taxes and other trade barriers and restrictions;

 







  

fluctuations in our net effective income tax rate driven by changes in the percentage of revenues that we derive from international sources;

 







  

changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic condition, including changes resulting from the threat of terrorism;

 







  

difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

 







  

fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies or products for use in foreign prerecorded video,
PPV and other applications requiring our content protection solutions or if regulations governing our international businesses change. For example, our products are eligible for export under the U.S. Export Administration Act and U.S. export
regulations. We have implemented a program to comply with these laws and regulations, but cannot guarantee that any particular product can be exported to any particular location at any particular time. Any changes to the statute or the regulations
with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px">Our success is heavily dependent upon our proprietary technologies.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We believe that our future success will depend on our ability to continue to introduce proprietary solutions for digital content and software solutions and technologies. We rely on a combination of patent, trademark,
copyright and trade secret laws, nondisclosure and other contractual provisions, and technical measures to protect our intellectual property rights. Our patents, trademarks or copyrights may be challenged and invalidated or circumvented. Our patents
may not be of sufficient scope or strength or be issued in all countries where products incorporating our technologies can be sold. We have filed applications to expand our patent claims and for improvement patents to extend the current expiration
dates, however, expiration of some of our patents may harm our business. If we are not successful in protecting our intellectual property, our business would be harmed.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Others may develop technologies that are similar or superior to our technologies, duplicate our technologies or design around our patents. Effective intellectual property protection may be unavailable or limited in
some foreign countries. Despite efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise use aspects of processes and devices that we regard as proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of our proprietary
information is difficult, and the steps we have taken may not prevent misappropriation of our technologies. Such competitive threats could harm our business.

 


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This excerpt taken from the MVSN 10-K filed Feb 28, 2007.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from international sales. Economic, political, regulatory and other risks associated with our international business could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

International and export sales together represented 45%, 43% and 42% of our consolidated net revenues in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. We expect that international and export sales will continue to represent a substantial portion of our net revenues for the foreseeable future. Our future growth will depend to a large extent on worldwide acceptance and deployment of our content protection and DRM solutions for digital PPV networks, DVDs, and consumer software. Worldwide adoption of our FLEXnet software solutions will also be an important driver of future growth.

To the extent that foreign governments impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components from the U.S., the requirement for content protection and rights management solutions in these markets could diminish. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S., which increases the risk of unauthorized use of our technologies and the ready availability or use of circumvention technologies. Such laws also may not be conducive to copyright protection of digital content and software, which may make our content protection technology less effective and reduce the demand for it.

Because we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including:

 

   

foreign government regulation;

 

   

changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

 

   

changes in, or imposition of, foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

 

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changes in, or weakening of copyright and intellectual property (patent) laws and support for content protection and DRM technologies;

 

   

difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

 

   

tariffs or taxes and other trade barriers and restrictions;

 

   

fluctuations in our net effective income tax rate driven by changes in the percentage of revenues that we derive from international sources;

 

   

changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic condition, including changes resulting from the threat of terrorism;

 

   

difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

 

   

fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies or products for use in foreign prerecorded video, PPV and other applications requiring our content protection solutions or if regulations governing our international businesses change. For example, our products are eligible for export under the U.S. Export Administration Act and U.S. export regulations. We have implemented a program to comply with these laws and regulations, but cannot guarantee that any particular product can be exported to any particular location at any particular time. Any changes to the statute or the regulations with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.

This excerpt taken from the MVSN 10-Q filed Nov 8, 2006.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from international sales. Economic, political, regulatory and other risks associated with our international business could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

International and export sales together represented 43%, 42% and 42% of our consolidated net revenues in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and xx% and yy% for the nine months ended on September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005, respectively. We expect that international and export sales will continue to represent a substantial portion of our net revenues for the foreseeable future. Our future growth will depend to a large extent on worldwide acceptance and deployment of our content protection and DRM solutions for music CDs, digital PPV networks, DVDs, and consumer software. Worldwide adoption of our FLEXnet software solutions will also be an important driver of future growth.

To the extent that foreign governments impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components from the U.S., the requirement for content protection and rights management solutions in these markets could diminish. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S., which increases the risk of unauthorized use of our technologies and the ready availability or use of circumvention technologies. Such laws also may not be conducive to copyright protection of digital content and software, which may make our content protection technology less effective and reduce the demand for it.

Because we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including:

 

    foreign government regulation;

 

    changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

 

    changes in, or imposition of, foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

 

    changes in, or weakening of copyright and intellectual property (patent) laws and support for content protection and DRM technologies;

 

    difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

 

    tariffs or taxes and other trade barriers and restrictions;

 

    fluctuations in our net effective income tax rate driven by changes in the percentage of revenues that we derive from international sources;

 

    changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic condition, including changes resulting from the threat of terrorism;

 

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    difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

 

    fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies or products for use in foreign prerecorded video, music, PPV and other applications requiring our content protection solutions or if regulations governing our international businesses change. For example, our products are eligible for export under the U.S. Export Administration Act and U.S. export regulations. We have implemented a program to comply with these laws and regulations, but cannot guarantee that any particular product can be exported to any particular location at any particular time. Any changes to the statute or the regulations with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.

This excerpt taken from the MVSN 10-Q filed Nov 8, 2006.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from international sales. Economic, political, regulatory and other risks associated with our international business could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

International and export sales together represented 43%, 42% and 42% of our consolidated net revenues in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and xx% and yy% for the nine months ended on September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005, respectively. We expect that international and export sales will continue to represent a substantial portion of our net revenues for the foreseeable future. Our future growth will depend to a large extent on worldwide acceptance and deployment of our content protection and DRM solutions for music CDs, digital PPV networks, DVDs, and consumer software. Worldwide adoption of our FLEXnet software solutions will also be an important driver of future growth.

To the extent that foreign governments impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components from the U.S., the requirement for content protection and rights management solutions in these markets could diminish. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S., which increases the risk of unauthorized use of our technologies and the ready availability or use of circumvention technologies. Such laws also may not be conducive to copyright protection of digital content and software, which may make our content protection technology less effective and reduce the demand for it.

Because we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including:

 

    foreign government regulation;

 

    changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

 

    changes in, or imposition of, foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

 

    changes in, or weakening of copyright and intellectual property (patent) laws and support for content protection and DRM technologies;

 

    difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

 

    tariffs or taxes and other trade barriers and restrictions;

 

    fluctuations in our net effective income tax rate driven by changes in the percentage of revenues that we derive from international sources;

 

    changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic condition, including changes resulting from the threat of terrorism;

 

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    difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

 

    fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies or products for use in foreign prerecorded video, music, PPV and other applications requiring our content protection solutions or if regulations governing our international businesses change. For example, our products are eligible for export under the U.S. Export Administration Act and U.S. export regulations. We have implemented a program to comply with these laws and regulations, but cannot guarantee that any particular product can be exported to any particular location at any particular time. Any changes to the statute or the regulations with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.

This excerpt taken from the MVSN 10-Q filed Nov 7, 2006.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from international sales. Economic, political, regulatory and other risks associated with our international business could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

International and export sales together represented 43%, 42% and 42% of our consolidated net revenues in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. We expect that international and export sales will continue to represent a substantial portion of our net revenues for the foreseeable future. Our future growth will depend to a large extent on worldwide acceptance and deployment of our content protection and DRM solutions for music CDs, digital PPV networks, DVDs, and consumer software. Worldwide adoption of our FLEXnet software solutions will also be an important driver of future growth.

To the extent that foreign governments impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components from the U.S., the requirement for content protection and rights management solutions in these markets could diminish. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S., which increases the risk of unauthorized use of our technologies and the ready availability or use of circumvention technologies. Such laws also may not be conducive to copyright protection of digital content and software, which may make our content protection technology less effective and reduce the demand for it.

Because we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including:

 

    foreign government regulation;

 

    changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

 

    changes in, or imposition of, foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

 

    changes in, or weakening of copyright and intellectual property (patent) laws and support for content protection and DRM technologies;

 

    difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

 

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    tariffs or taxes and other trade barriers and restrictions;

 

    fluctuations in our net effective income tax rate driven by changes in the percentage of revenues that we derive from international sources;

 

    changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic condition, including changes resulting from the threat of terrorism;

 

    difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

 

    fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies or products for use in foreign prerecorded video, music, PPV and other applications requiring our content protection solutions or if regulations governing our international businesses change. For example, our products are eligible for export under the U.S. Export Administration Act and U.S. export regulations. We have implemented a program to comply with these laws and regulations, but cannot guarantee that any particular product can be exported to any particular location at any particular time. Any changes to the statute or the regulations with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.

This excerpt taken from the MVSN 10-Q filed Aug 9, 2006.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from international sales. Economic, political, regulatory and other risks associated with our international business could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

International and export sales together represented 43%, 42% and 42% of our consolidated net revenues in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. We expect that international and export sales will continue to represent a substantial portion of our net revenues for the foreseeable future. Our future growth will depend to a large extent on worldwide acceptance and deployment of our content protection and DRM solutions for music CDs, digital PPV networks, DVDs, and consumer software. Worldwide adoption of our FLEXnet software solutions will also be an important driver of future growth.

To the extent that foreign governments impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components from the U.S., the requirement for content protection and rights management solutions in these markets could diminish. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S., which increases the risk of unauthorized use of our technologies and the ready availability or use of circumvention technologies. Such laws also may not be conducive to copyright protection of digital content and software, which may make our content protection technology less effective and reduce the demand for it.

Because we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including:

 

    foreign government regulation;

 

    changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

 

    changes in, or imposition of, foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

 

    changes in, or weakening of copyright and intellectual property (patent) laws and support for content protection and DRM technologies;

 

    difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

 

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    tariffs or taxes and other trade barriers and restrictions;

 

    fluctuations in our net effective income tax rate driven by changes in the percentage of revenues that we derive from international sources;

 

    changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic condition, including changes resulting from the threat of terrorism;

 

    difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

 

    fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies or products for use in foreign prerecorded video, music, PPV and other applications requiring our content protection solutions or if regulations governing our international businesses change. For example, our products are eligible for export under the U.S. Export Administration Act and U.S. export regulations. We have implemented a program to comply with these laws and regulations, but cannot guarantee that any particular product can be exported to any particular location at any particular time. Any changes to the statute or the regulations with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.

This excerpt taken from the MVSN 10-K filed Mar 2, 2006.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from international sales. Economic, political, regulatory and other risks associated with our international business could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

International and export sales together represented 43%, 42% and 42% of our consolidated net revenues in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. We expect that international and export sales will continue to represent a substantial portion of our net revenues for the foreseeable future. Our future growth will depend to a large extent on worldwide acceptance and deployment of our content protection and DRM solutions for music CDs, digital PPV networks, DVDs, and consumer software. Worldwide adoption of our FLEXnet software solutions will also be an important driver of future growth.

To the extent that foreign governments impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components from the U.S., the requirement for content protection and rights management solutions in these markets could diminish. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S., which increases the risk of unauthorized use of our technologies and the ready availability or use of circumvention technologies. Such laws also may not be conducive to copyright protection of digital content and software, which may make our content protection technology less effective and reduce the demand for it.

Because we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including:

 

    foreign government regulation;

 

    changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

 

    changes in, or imposition of, foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

 

    changes in, or weakening of copyright and intellectual property (patent) laws and support for content protection and DRM technologies;

 

    difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

 

    tariffs or taxes and other trade barriers and restrictions;

 

    fluctuations in our net effective income tax rate driven by changes in the percentage of revenues that we derive from international sources;

 

    changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic condition, including changes resulting from the threat of terrorism;

 

    difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

 

    fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies or products for use in foreign prerecorded video, music, PPV and other applications requiring our content protection solutions or if regulations governing our international businesses change. For example, our products are eligible for export under the U.S. Export Administration Act and U.S. export regulations. We have implemented a program to comply with these laws and regulations, but cannot guarantee that any particular product can be exported to any particular location at any particular time. Any changes to the statute or the regulations with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.

 

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This excerpt taken from the MVSN 10-K filed Mar 31, 2005.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from international sales. Economic, political, regulatory and other risks associated with our international business could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

International and export sales together represented 42.2%, 42.2% and 34.2% of our consolidated net revenues in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. We expect that international and export sales will continue to represent a substantial portion of our net revenues for the foreseeable future. Our future growth will depend to a large extent on worldwide acceptance and deployment of our content protection and DRM solutions for music CDs, digital PPV networks, DVDs, and consumer software. Worldwide adoption of our FLEXnet software value management solutions will also be an important driver of future growth.

To the extent that foreign governments impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components from the U.S., the requirement for content protection and rights management solutions in these markets could diminish. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S., which increases the risk of unauthorized use of our technologies and the ready availability or use of circumvention technologies. Such laws also may not be conducive to copyright protection of digital content and software, which may make our content protection technology less effective and reduce the demand for it.

Because we sell our products worldwide, our business is subject to the risks associated with conducting business internationally, including:

  foreign government regulation;

  changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;

  changes in, or imposition of, foreign laws and regulatory requirements;

  changes in, or weakening of copyright and intellectual property (patent) laws and support for content protection and DRM technologies;

  difficulty of effective enforcement of contractual provisions in local jurisdictions;

  tariffs or taxes and other trade barriers and restrictions;

  fluctuations in our net effective income tax rate driven by changes in the percentage of revenues that we derive from international sources;

  changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic condition, including changes resulting from the threat of terrorism;

  difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; and

  fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

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Our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies or products for use in foreign prerecorded video, music, PPV and other applications requiring our content protection solutions or if regulations governing our international businesses change. For example, our products are eligible for export under the U.S. Export Administration Act and U.S. export regulations. We have implemented a program to comply with these laws and regulations, but cannot guarantee that any particular product can be exported to any particular location at any particular time. Any changes to the statute or the regulations with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.

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