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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Macrovision Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
555904101
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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Page 1 of 6 Pages
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CUSIP No. 555904101 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member (a) / /
of a Group* (b) / /
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
Japan
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting
Beneficially Power 0
Owned by --------------------------------------------------
Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting
Person With Power 2,065,488
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(7) Sole Dispositive
Power 0
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(8) Shared Dispositive
Power 2,065,488
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,065,488
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
28.7%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person*
HC, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER
Macrovision Corporation
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ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
1341 Orleans Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
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ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
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ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE
1006 Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-city
Osaka
Japan
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ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP
Japan
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ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER
555904101
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ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A
(a) / / Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) / / Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) / / Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) / / Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act
(e) / / Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940
(f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) / / Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(Note: See Item 7)
(h) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
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ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
See the response to Item 9 on the attached cover page.
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(b) Percent of Class:
See the response to Item 11 on the attached cover page.
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
See the response to Item 5 on the attached cover page.
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(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
See the response to Item 6 on the attached cover page.
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(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
See the response to Item 7 on the attached cover page.
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
See the response to Item 8 on the attached cover page.
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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following. / /
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
Not applicable
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ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY
See Exhibit 99.2
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ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Not applicable
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ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Not applicable
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ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION
Not applicable
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: February 13, 1998 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
By: /s/ Nobuo Watanabe
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Nobuo Watanabe,
Attorney-in-fact*
* See power of attorney attached as Exhibit 99.1
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99.1 Power of Attorney
99.2 Item 7 Information
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EXHIBIT 99.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., hereby
constitutes and appoints Nobuo Watanabe its attorney-in-fact, with full power
of substitution, to execute a statement on Schedule 13G (including any and
all amendments thereto) with respect to the indirect beneficial ownership by
the undersigned, for purposes of Section 13(g) of the United States
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of
Macrovision Corporation, and to file said statement (including any and all
amendments thereto), with exhibits thereto, with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission. The undersigned does hereby authorize, ratify and
confirm all that said attorney-in-fact, and his substitute (if any), shall do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Dated as of February 13, 1998 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
By: /s/ Nobuyuki Tatara
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Nobuyuki Tatara,
General Manager,
Affiliates Management Department
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EXHIBIT 99.2
ITEM 7 INFORMATION
The shares are beneficially owned: directly by Pacific Media Development,
Inc., indirectly by its parent corporation, JVC Entertainment, Inc., and
indirectly by its parent corporation, Victor Company of Japan, Limited.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. owns approximately 52% of Victor
Company of Japan, Limited.
