SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
April 2, 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 signed an agreement to
represent and monitor the copyrighted works of Mark Sisson, including his best-selling health
book The Primal Blueprint.
This marks the Company's first foray into the trade book
industry through monitoring and monetizing digital assets of
authors and publishing companies against copyright infringement and
illegal downloading. The industry is forecasted by
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to be worth $16.1 billion in sales by 2017, with eBooks
comprising approximately 38% of all book sales.
"This was a strategic move by Rightscorp to venture into the
multi-billion dollar trade book market," said Christopher Sabec, CEO of Rightscorp. "We are
fortunate to now represent a best-selling author in the extremely
popular health and fitness space. Mark has a large cult following
for health and fitness education through his blog and books,
especially his bestselling book The Primal Blueprint.
Digital piracy has long been considered a problem for only music
and movies, but is now spreading rapidly into book publishing.
Piracy is a serious issue for publishers and we feel that the
potential for growth in this area will be massive as more authors
and publishers sign on."
A Digital Entertainment Survey, conducted online by the law firm
Wiggin, assessed 1,959 consumers and found that one in every three
people who download eBooks on their digital readers do so
illegally. Another source cites that eBook piracy has cost U.S.
publishers over $2.8 billion in lost
revenues.
Mark Sisson is a health and
fitness advocate and former triathlete, Ironman competitor and
distance runner. He is a fitness author and blogger and has written
several books including The Primal Blueprint, a #1
bestselling health book on Amazon.com. Mark is the founder and
owner of Primal Nutrition, Inc., a Company devoted to health
education and designing state-of-the-art supplements that address
the challenges of living in the modern world. For 15 years, Mark
served as the volunteer elected anti-doping and drug-testing
chairman of the International Triathlon Union and as its liaison to
the International Olympic Committee. Mark's athletic
accomplishments include a top 5 finish in the 1980 U.S. National
Marathon Championships and a qualifying spot for the 1980 U.S.
Olympic Trials.
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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