I recently interviewed Hank Risan, CEO of Media Rights Technologies. As noted in these pages, MRT has issued a number of press releases that appear to threaten legal action and/or remind content distributors and software companies of their obligations under various US laws, including, but not limited to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Here's The Podcast
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00:00 Introductions
00:15 MRT Backgrounder, History
02:37 Ted Fitzgerald, CTO
03:09 MRT's BlueBeat.com secure music service
04:34 MRT's Secure X1 DRM and Security Software
05:26 MRT Enables secure distribution and compensation for artists
06:23 DRM Free Music Isn't Really DRM Free
07:53 MRT's Press Releases and Legal Stratgy
10:32 Software Business Models and the Lack of Compensation For Artists
12:15 MRT is a Grass Roots Movement Supported By Artists
13:03 Artists are at risk and should be compensated
14:31 Thank yous and goodbys
