Universal Music Group International Signs Agreement With Qtrax Digital Music Service
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Universal Music Group International, a division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading
music company and Qtrax, today announced a licensing deal covering Europe, Asia/Pacific, South
America & Africa. This deal follows a similar recent agreement with Universal Music Group for
North America.
Qtrax showcases an ad-supported delivery model that easily and accurately directs revenue
back to artists and rights holders. Users who download and install the Qtrax client will soon be
able to use it to search for, discover and listen to a colorful and diverse catalog of high-quality
digital music files numbering in the millions. Qtrax will monetize the experience by selling
sponsorships and advertising displayed during the search and download processes. Additionally,
users will have the option to purchase music and related items throughout the Qtrax interface.
"UMG is the largest music company in the world and has shown great vision and leadership in a
landscape that is rapidly changing," said Allan Klepfisz, Chairman and CEO of Brilliant
Technologies Corporation. "We are thrilled that Universal has chosen to lead the way forward with
us internationally soon giving music fans everywhere access to UMG's tremendous music
catalogue."
About Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is the world's leading music company with wholly owned record
operations or licensees in 77 countries. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing
Group, the industry's leading global music publishing operation.
Universal Music Group's record labels include Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy,
Fonovisa, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records,
Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor Records,
Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal Music Latino, Universal Records South, and Verve
Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company
subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of
music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world's most popular artists and their
recordings. UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises
(in the US) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the US). Universal Music Group also
includes eLabs, its new media and technologies division; Bravado, its merchandising company;
Twenty-First Artists, its full service management division; and Helter Skelter, its live music agency.
Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and communications company.
Qtrax is the world's first free and legal peer-to-peer music service and showcases an innovative
ad-supported downloading model that easily directs revenue back to artists and rights holders.
Qtrax is the first free and legal P2P to be embraced by the music industry. Qtrax has successfully
signed licensing deals with major labels, music publishers and leading indies, including: EMI
Music, EMI Publishing, Warner Music Group, Warner Chappell, Sony/ATV Publishing, Universal
Music Group, Universal Publishing, TVT Records, Beggars Banquet and more. Qtrax will soon
provide fans with access to a colorful and diverse catalog with millions of high-quality, high-fidelity
digital music files. Based in New York City, Qtrax is a subsidiary of Brilliant Technologies
Corporation (Other OTC: BLLN), a publicly traded technology holding company.
Safe Harbor
This announcement contains express or implied forward-looking statements which involve
known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those suggested, including but not limited to risks identified and discussed in company filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are based on
information and management's expectations as of the date hereof and future results may differ
materially from expectations and the company disclaims any obligation to update them except as
required by law.
SOURCE: Qtrax
CONTACT: Shamin Abas
+1-917-494-9288, for Qtrax; or
Peter Lofrumento
+1-212-331-2585, for Universal Music
(BLLN BLLN.PK)
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