Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 9-OCT-08
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Partnership to market, sell and distribute Nexicon’s GetAmnesty anti-piracy
solution to the global music industry begins with the Frank Zappa music catalog
Today, Nexicon (Pink Sheets: NXCO) an emerging provider of next generation
digital media protection and digital media business intelligence solutions is
pleased to announce the formation of a partnership with PayArtists to provide
anti-piracy services for the music catalog of the legendary musician Frank Zappa.
PayArtists will leverage Nexicon’s MARC™ technology platform and GetAmnesty
product to help music artists, record labels and other copyright owners enforce
their copyrights with music fans who have illegally downloaded protected music.
PayArtists was formed by a group of three individuals that include Tommy
Funderburk, an internationally recognized songwriter and recording artist, a
prominent music industry lawyer, and an accomplished merchant banker. As
exclusive rights holders to Nexicon’s applicable technologies to address antipiracy
worldwide in the music industry, PayArtists will monetize internet piracy of
illegal music downloads, on behalf of copyright owners. Music fans who have
illegally downloaded music from a PayArtists’ client will receive an infringement
notice via email directing them to a unique artist-branded PayArtists site. Users
then have the option to settle with PayArtists, on behalf of the copyright owner, to
avoid potential litigation. Unlike other solutions to online piracy, PayArtists
provides the artists with revenue to compensate them for their losses and to
support the creation of new music for their fans. Furthermore, PayArtists can
provide touring artists with highly targeted information regarding where their fan
base resides worldwide, for focused tour schedules. In the future, PayArtists will
offer an alternative music download option for music fans.
Having written and performed on hits with artists as diverse as Boston, David
Foster, Jimmy Page, Dwight Yoakam, REO Speedwagon, Whitesnake, Starship,
Yes, Celine Dion, Motley Crue, and many others, Funderburk understands the
copyright owner’s dire need to protect their songs from Internet piracy and also
the artist’s desire to provide their fans with new options to enjoy music legally.
“An entire Internet generation has grown up apparently believing that all recorded
music should be free for the taking,” said Funderburk. “How can artists continue
to produce great music or new artists develop a career if what the artists have
worked so hard to create is stolen? By partnering with and using Nexicon’s
technology, we believe PayArtists can offer an exciting new way for music fans to
build direct relationships with artists and discover a fair way to buy and share
music.”
“This is a major step for GetAmnesty and PayArtists to help to address the
significant Internet piracy problems plaguing the music industry,” said Tommy
Stiansen, Nexicon’s CTO. “PayArtists has the industry experience to reach the
key players in the music business. Nexicon has a highly advanced digital media
protection solution. Together, we should have a significant positive impact on
behalf of music industry artists and copyright holders.”
About Nexicon
Nexicon Inc. delivers next-generation digital media protection and digital media
business intelligence products and solutions. For information about Nexicon, visit
http://www.nexiconinc.com. For information about GetAmnesty, visit
http://www.getamnesty.com. For more information about PayArtists, visit
http://www.payartists.com.
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SOURCE Nexicon
http://www.nexiconinc.com