Rightscorp Retains Canadian Law Firm to Expand Services Internationally
11 Março 2014 - 8:00AM
Rightscorp (OTCQB:RIHT), the leading provider of monetization
services for artists and holders of copyrighted Intellectual
Property (IP), today announced plans for expansion of its
intellectual property (IP) services into Canada. In a step to
expand its services internationally, Rightscorp has retained Susan
Abramovitch, a partner at
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
LLP, a prominent Canadian law firm.
"Canada presents a new market expansion of our business model
that adds value to the marketplace and our clients through the
monetization of copyrighted IP internationally," says Christopher
Sabec, CEO of Rightscorp. "We felt Canada was an important step to
expand our presence internationally as recent reports noted a high
level of Internet piracy occurring in that region and we believe
our solution will provide the Canadian Entertainment Industry with
another anti-piracy tool." Sabec added, "Recently in a Canadian
Federal Court decision, an Internet service provider (ISP) was
ordered to hand over 2,000 names of customers that allegedly
violated copyrighted works by illegally downloading movies."
Susan Abramovitch, Partner at Gowlings said "We at Gowlings are
delighted to be working with Rightscorp to represent their vision
and objective--protecting the creative works of artists and content
owners on an international level, starting with Canada. Given our
expertise in the entertainment industry, we believe this to be a
very fruitful and long-term working relationship."
Ms. Abramovitch serves as national leader of Gowlings'
Entertainment Law Group and is recognized as one of Canada's top
entertainment law practitioners. For nearly two decades, she has
been a trusted legal and business adviser to prominent clients in
every aspect of the entertainment industry from music, film,
television and live theatre to multimedia, video gaming, branded
entertainment and book publishing.
According to a recent report by the International Intellectual
Property Alliance (IIPA), Canadians download more unauthorized
music than residents of any other country, and approximately 2.5
times as much as Americans. The high levels of Internet music
piracy in Canada continue to inflict serious harm on the legitimate
market for online delivery of music. IFPI Recording Industry in
Numbers cited that for the year 2012, online and mobile share of
total music sales in Canada was 43%, compared with 58% in the U.S.
Per capita online sales of music in Canada ran well behind those in
the United States.
About Gowlings
Gowlings is one of Canada's largest law firms, with over 700
legal professionals across 10 offices worldwide. Recognized for
excellence in business law, advocacy and intellectual property law,
Gowlings provides dedicated industry expertise in a number of
sectors, including energy, mining, infrastructure, life sciences,
government, financial services, technology and manufacturing, and
in areas such as corporate finance and M&A, transfer pricing
and tax, patents and trade-marks, and occupational health and
safety.
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 24% 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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