Media Rights Technologies Petitions Librarian of Congress to Revoke Statutory Broadcasting Licenses

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., July 2  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Dr. James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress was petitioned by Media Rights Technologies (MRT) to revoke all statutory internet broadcasting licenses granted under Section 114 of U.S. Copyright law for webcasters who are in violation of that section by willfully distributing their content as an interactive service. These webcasters, including Yahoo, Clear Channel, iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, MSN Music, Pandora, and Live 365, all enable the public to receive program transmissions that can be unlawfully recorded and deaggregated for purposes of redistribution.

CEO Hank Risan, states: "Every broadcast delivered from these services can easily be stream-ripped by the public, downloaded to a user's hard drive on a song by song basis and uploaded onto iPhones and P2P networks. This type of piracy is in clear violation of the performance rights granted to these distributors of copyrighted material under Section 114.  MRT believes that the Librarian of Congress will exercise his fiduciary duty and put a stop to this rampant form of digital piracy by immediately revoking their licenses."

About Media Rights Technologies

Media Rights Technologies, http://www.mediarightstech.com/, creates and licenses content management and enablement solutions, empowering the effective distribution of digital content: entertainment, personal, commercial, or educational. In addition MRT is a leading developer of intellectual property focused on technologies that enable the commercial success of digital media distribution.

Media Contacts:  Quake Cox, Media Rights Technologies

831.426.4412, quake@mediarightstech.com 

Media Rights Technologies


CONTACT:  Quake Cox of Media Rights Technologies, +1-831-426-4412,
quake@mediarightstech.com



Web site:  http://www.mediarightstech.com/