SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
April 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Rightscorp (OTCQB: RIHT), the leading provider of
monetization services for artists and holders of copyrighted
Intellectual Property (IP), announced today that it has secured an
agreement with Rotten Records to represent and monitor its
copyrighted song and DVD assets against online infringement. Rotten
Records represents extreme metal and hardcore acts and has carved
out a niche market over its 20 year history, taking chances and
changing conventional industry standards. Rotten Records currently
has over 30 bands signed to its label and features bands such as
Acid Bath, Dog Fashion Disco, Salt The Wound, D.R.I. and many
others.
"We are honored to work with Rotten Records and protect over 600
of its copyrighted works," said Christopher Sabec, CEO of
Rightscorp. "The bands under the label make great music and have
tons of loyal fans that love metal and extreme music. With our
patent pending monitoring services we are able to make sure that
they are protected from and compensated for illegal copyright
infringement of their work. And as our portfolio grows, less
copyrighted work will go
unprotected."
Rotten Records is home to many extreme metal and hardcore acts.
Its artist roster includes: Acid Bath, Agents of Oblivion, Salt The
Wound, Damaged, D.R.I., Excel, El Creepo, Polkadot Cadaver,
Goatwhore, Damaged, Dog Fashion Disco, The Toy Dolls, Vampire
Mooose, Ideamen, Karen Page, Green
Jelly, and more.
About Rotten Records
For the last 20 years, Rotten
Records has held an unyielding fist to the mainstream music
industry. With a staff of industry veterans and the power of major
label distribution, Rotten Records has always been on the cutting
edge of extreme music, taking chances that other labels would never
think about.
www.rottenrecords.com
About Rightscorp, Inc.
Rightscorp (OTCQB: 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,
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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