SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Rightscorp (OTCQB: RIHT), the leading provider of
monetization services for artists and holders of copyrighted
Intellectual Property (IP), is pleased to announce it will be
joining the Advisory Board of MESA, the Media & Entertainment
Services Alliance. MESA is a leading industry association and
supporter of service providers in building efficiencies in the
creation, production and distribution of physical and digital media
and entertainment. MESA also produces news/media and many
conferences, events and meetings.
Rightscorp joins MESA's Advisory Board at a time when internet
piracy continues to be rampant. According to a recent article by
Variety, Hollywood studios
have lost $40 million in potential
retail revenue after screeners for six Oscar-nominated films,
"American Sniper," "The Imitation Game," "Wild," "Selma,"
"Whiplash" and "Still Alice" leaked earlier on piracy sites.
According to Fortune, "50 Shades of Grey," which is
currently in theaters, has been illegally downloaded over 450k
times as of February 16, 2015. The
Institute for Policy Innovation estimates that due to piracy of
music alone, the U.S. economy loses $12.5
billion in total output annually.
"As an industry leader in combating copyright infringement in
the entertainment space, it's important to collaborate with other
organizations that share the same vision," said Christopher Sabec,
CEO of Rightscorp. "MESA has key relationships with some of the
largest technology, entertainment, software and studios in the
world. We continue to seek ways to preserve digital assets that
include movies, TV, games and software."
Guy Finley, MESA's Executive
Director adds, "We are proud to represent companies, like
Rightscorp, who continue to push the envelope with their technology
and evolve their products to serve content creators and end users
across media & entertainment. We are thrilled to work
with Rightscorp and help tell their story to an industry that is
looking for increasingly innovative ways to protect their valuable
content at any point in the creation or distribution process."
About Rightscorp, Inc.
Rightscorp (RIHT) is a leading
provider of monetization services for artists and holders of
copyrighted Intellectual Property (IP). The Company's patent
pending digital loss prevention technology focuses on the
infringement of digital content such as music, movies, software,
books and games and ensures that owners and creators are rightfully
paid for their IP. Rightscorp implements existing laws to
solve copyright infringements by collecting payments from illegal
file sharing activities via notifications sent through Internet
Service Providers (ISPs). The Company's technology identifies
copyright infringers, who are offered a reasonable settlement
option when compared to the legal liability defined in the Digital
Millennium Copyrights Act (DMCA). Based on the fact that 22% of all
Internet traffic is used to distribute copyrighted content without
permission or compensation to the creators, Rightscorp is pursuing
an estimated $2.3 billion opportunity and has monetized major media
titles through relationships with industry leaders.
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For further investor and media information contact:
Andrew Haag
Managing Partner
IRTH Communications
rightscorp@irthcommunications.com
1-866-976-4784
About MESA:
The Media & Entertainment
Services Alliance was formed in 2009 by the co-founders of the
Entertainment Supply Chain Academy as well as the Hollywood IT
Summit (HITS), Content Protection Summit, Blu-Con, 2nd Screen
Summit, Smart Content and Burbank Think Tank events. MESA's
membership spans the core M&E industry verticals of supply
chain, security, information technology and 2nd
screen/OTT. MESA builds community and industry
relationships through their daily e-mail newsletters, print M&E
Journal and global industry events.
http://www.MESAlliance.org
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