News releases
3 December 2008 – Princeton, NJ – Destiny Media Technologies, with
its Play MPE® music-video electronic distribution service to broadcast
outlets and other trusted recipients, has enrolled in the
internationally approved Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs of the
Content Delivery and Storage Association (CDSA). As the major global
digital download distributor for broadcast content, Destiny Media
Technologies is a software development company which provides tools
which some of the world's largest media companies use to distribute
their content on the Internet. Its Play MPE® service provides music
labels secure storage and online delivery services for over 108,000
distinct music and video files. It is the first such service to seek
the certification.
The CDSA Anti-Piracy and Compliance
Programs (APCP) are well established in North and South America,
Europe, South Africa and Asia with more than 100 post production, media
manufacturing plants, distributors, and supply chain facilities
participating in these programs that are endorsed by the world’s
leading content owners and their associations.
Under its
patented Play MPE® service, Destiny Media Technologies stores and
delivers new release and catalog tracks to label-approved broadcast
outlets for on-air play. Labels and other content owners select
authorized recipients based on the genre and format. Content can be
streamed for review, download or burned onto a disc as permitted by the
label.
With more than 24,000 users and over 111,000 songs from
more than 1,000 record labels, including Universal Music Group, EMI
Music Group, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group, Destiny's Play MPE®
system is the most widely used digital distribution system available to
the recording and radio industries. Play MPE® is a secure distribution
system that features state-of-the-art encryption to protect content
while delivering high definition audio to users in radio, marketing and
media. Considered a powerful promotional tool, Play MPE® also allows
record companies to distribute video, text and graphics including music
videos, CD covers, credits, lyrics, promotions, and other content. Play
MPE® operates on a 24-hour, on-demand delivery from two facilities in
Vancouver.
Steve Vestergaard, president and CEO of the
Vancouver, BC-based service, said, “We are extremely pleased to be the
first music – video broadcast distributor to seek this prestigious
certification as a value-added service to our clients. Our extensive
electronic database of music and videos represents a monumental
treasury of intellectual content for music labels who look to us to
provide content protection and security for their assets while
maintaining an efficient distribution service.” Vestergaard also noted,
“We do not believe piracy can be stopped simply by using one tool. Our
on-going development and implementation of security measures and
state-of-the-art delivery systems – coupled with the stringent
procedures we are employing under the CDSA Anti-Piracy and Compliance
Programs – provide our clients with a very strong defense against the
theft of their intellectual property.”
Timothy J. Gorman,
Director – Worldwide Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs, said, “We
consider the enrollment of Destiny Media Technologies as a major
milestone in our robust program to prevent any risk of intellectual
property theft regardless of the format. Play MPE® has a distinct niche
in the supply chain which emphasizes the changing delivery modes
available to content owners. Destiny’s anticipated certification and
its renowned relationships with the artists and publishing firms in the
music and entertainment market will help in our battle against piracy.”
The CDSA programs contain the industry’s first set of
international anti-piracy standards for content creation, manufacturing
and delivery and have become a major tool in assisting record labels,
movie studios, computer software and game publishers to identify supply
chain partners that have implemented content protection and security
programs to prevent theft of content.
The CDSA Anti-Piracy and
Compliance Programs were developed with input and support from the
industry Anti-Piracy coalitions, including comprised of content
creators, media manufacturers, supply chain partners and organizations
representing music labels, film studios, software and games publishers.
CDSA, the Content Delivery & Storage Association, is the worldwide
forum advocating the innovative and responsible delivery and storage of
entertainment, software and information content.
For more
information on the CDSA Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs, please
visit CDSA’s website at
http://www.contentdeliveryandstorage.org/antipiracy.html or call
Timothy J. Gorman at +1-301-942-0308 or email:
tgorman@contentdeliveryandstorage.org. For information about Destiny
Media Technologies contact Steve Vestergaard CEO Destiny Media
Technologies, Inc. 604 609 7736 x222 or steve@dsny.com or see the
website http://www.dsny.com. More information on Play MPE® can be found
at www.plaympe.com. Destiny Media Technologies’ products include Play
MPE®, Clipstream® and Radio Destiny(TM). Destiny Media Technologies
(DSNY OTCBB).
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