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Business TodayCompiled from Times wires© St. Petersburg Times published January 21, 2003 CD MAKERS MOVE TO CURB COPYING: Microsoft Corp. said EMI Group PLC and Vivendi Universal SA's Universal Music Group will use a new set of software tools that can prevent customers from copying compact discs to computers and sharing music. The programs also let consumers get additional content from a CD on a personal computer, such as artist interviews and liner notes, the software maker said in a statement. Sales of recorded music fell 9 percent in 2002, partly because of piracy, music companies have said. VIVENDI GETS NEW OFFER: Vivendi Universal SA, the world's No. 2 media company, renewed talks with Marvin Davis on his offer for its U.S. entertainment assets, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a Davis spokesman. Vivendi in November turned down a $20-billion offer from Davis for units including Universal Studios and Universal Music Group. Davis, a billionaire oilman who owned Twentieth Century Fox in the 1980s, had said the talks would resume this year. ENGLER TAKES EDS POSITION: Former Michigan Gov. John Engler said he has accepted an executive position with computer services giant Electronic Data Services Corp. Engler, 54, will serve as a vice president in the government-services division of EDS, based in Plano, Tex. The Republican left office this month after 12 years as governor because of term limits. During his tenure, Engler promoted statewide high-speed Internet access, put money into developing a high-tech life sciences corridor and recently broke ground on a new center for fuel cell development in Detroit. BECKMAN COULTER TO CUT JOBS: Beckman Coulter Inc., a maker of laboratory products, said it will cut 3 percent of its work force, or about 300 jobs, as it reorganizes its operations to enhance earnings.
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