Rightscorp President Robert Steele to Speak at Content Protection Summit 2014

Rightscorp President Robert Steele to Speak at Content Protection Summit 2014

Featuring the industry's largest and most influential gathering of executives from entertainment to discuss global environment of piracy and cyber-attack

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Rightscorp (OTCQB: RIHT), the leading provider of monetization services for artists and holders of copyrighted Intellectual Property (IP), announced that it will serve as a Platinum sponsor for the Content Protection Summit 2014. In addition, Robert Steele, the Company's President, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Operating Officer will lead a discussion titled "Is the Piracy Threat Really Decreasing? (What Content Owners Need to Know Now)," which questions the conventional wisdom that piracy is declining.

The 5th Annual Content Protection Summit will be held on December 9, 2014 at the W Hotel in Hollywood and is once again the entertainment industry's official gathering point for content protection and security executives, making it a must-attend event for everyone eager to team up and talk about the technologies that are creating a new line of defense for intellectual property in today's global environment of content piracy and cyber-attack.

"This is our first time speaking at the Summit and we are eager to take our place among key industry executives to discuss the ongoing issues surrounding copyright infringement," stated Christopher Sabec, CEO of Rightscorp. Rightscorp's mission is to protect those who create and own intellectual property, and at this year's event we have much to talk about after a banner year of protecting and collecting on behalf of our clients. Today we are proud to say that we have successfully closed over 130,000 cases of copyright infringement and represent more than 1.5 million copyrights."

The Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and CDSA, the International Content Security Association, announce the return of the Content Protection Summit 2014. The industry's largest and most influential gathering of executives from across entertainment will deliver an update on the global environment of piracy, cyber-attack and showcase how content holders are grasping the challenge as an opportunity with the launch of new, disruptive business models, and remarkable innovation.

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, books, 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. Rightscorp's mission is to ensure that creative works are protected economically so that the next generation of great music, movies, video games, books, and software can be made and their creators can prosper.
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