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Replicators Executive Committee

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Short Background of the MTA

• The MEDIA-TECH Association was

established in 2001 and has grown to become the innovative trade association that serves every facet

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storage media manufacturing industry worldwide.

• The Association works closely with

its members to present the media manufacturing industry’s principal exhibitions and conferences.

• Our members are the companies

that equip, supply, license, develop and manufacture all the current formats of optical discs and are also working on future formats such as holographic storage and the new high-density disc formats: Blu-ray.

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Short Background of the MTA

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Content Provider Disc Manufacturer Equipment Manufacturer Player Manufacturer Future Broader industry Past Core Present Association

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Board of Directors Chairperson Frank Harwig Former President Cinram Europe Germany Vice Chairman Donald Schaffer Sony Chemicals, Europe The Netherlands Chairman of the Replicator‘s Comittee Michael Gutowski CEO, Infodisc Group, Germany Treasurer Sylvia Hitzel Vice President Marketing and Sales, Singulus Technologies AG, Germany Board Member Jurgen Sperfeldt, Sales Director

• Dr. Schwab, Germany

Managing Director Bryan Ekus P.O. Box 771507, Orlando, Florida 32877, USA

Short Background of the MTA

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Replicators To unite the suppliers and their customers with one voice to shape the future of the optical disc industry Suppliers Now rather than later is the best time to come together to strengthen and sustain our industry

Replicators Executive Committee

IDEA

Unite the industry - discussions began, Frankfurt April 2009

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Benefits of collaboration

MTA Market Information Antitrust Protection Unified Voice Networking Workshops Replicator Executive Member

Active participation in the industry’s centralized voice for media manufacturing Antitrust protection under the umbrella

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Promotional tool for the optical disc industry Opportunity to shape the direction of the industry and its events

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Committee Meetings

• Best Practices
• Networking
• Purchasing Cooperative
• Events
• Market Awareness
• Antipiracy
• Regional Market Barriers
• Economic Plan for Royalties
• Trade Association Voice

Interactive sessions characterized by lively discussion and debate

Industry Discussion Points

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Membership qualifications

Appropriate licenses Good industry standing IFPI Codes Uphold the constitution of the MTA

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Global Committee Approach

Global Steering Committee Europe Asia America MEA

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Arvato Digital BR Productions CDA Datentrager Albrechts GmbH Custom CD GmbH Cinram GmbH Duplas Avelca SRL DVD Norden A/S Easyreplica Elsässer GmbH GD packaging KDG Mediatech Chairman Michael Gutowski Infodisc Technology GmbH MPO International Optimal Media Production Replic Srl SNA IMS Manufacturing Srl

Europe

Global Committee Approach

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Chairman Ray Zerrusen CD Video Manufacturing, Inc. Infodisc Technologies, GmbH OEM Inc.

America

Global Committee Approach

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Chairman tba

Asia

Global Committee Approach

Dalian Hualu Optical U-Tech Media

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Global Committee Approach

• Yes We Can
• Promote BD technologies globally

to meet the needs of the industry

• Be the communication channel for

BD technology (web, social networking, events, etc.)

• Disseminate information on BD

licensing

• Promote the industry as a whole

that can lead to growth of the disc industry

• Become the global association for

the media industry

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Michael Gutowski MEDIA-TECH Association michael_gutowski@infodisc.eu Office: + 49 (0) 7843 9496 10 Fax: + 49 (0) 7843 9496 11