LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Altnet, Inc., a subsidiary of Brilliant Digital Entertainment (AMEX:BDE), the leading provider of secure digital media via peer-to-peer technology, today announced the launch of the "One Love Channel" on Kazaa, the world's most popular file sharing application. This new Channel further demonstrates the power and flexibility of peer-to-peer technology as a universal commercial platform for promoting and selling music, especially for independent labels and musicians.
Developed in partnership between Altnet and Blue Mountain Interactive, Inc., the One Love Channel is produced in Kingston, Jamaica. It features a unique blend of well known music acts and showcases local and international talent in the Dance Hall, Reggae and World Music genres. Through its promotion on Kazaa, the One Love Channel brings an authentic flavor to an estimated 60 million music lovers worldwide. Altnet technology ensures the artists are paid each time their music is shared and purchased on Kazaa.
The channel was the brainchild of Blue Mountain Interactive President Lloyd Evans and Altnet Vice President Lee Jaffe, whose years spent in Jamaica with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh are captured in the rich photographs and vivid memories of his recent book "One Love, Living with Bob Marley and the Wailers." According to Jaffe, "Jamaica continues to be a tremendous source of music and culture to the world. The recent success of acts such as Sean Paul and Shaggy (with more than 12 million albums sold over the last two years) and Barrington Levy has fans clamoring for access to this music. The One Love Channel is a stage for new artists to showcase their music to the world and for established artists to reconnect with their fans."
Gary Himelfarb, CEO of legendary independent music label Real Authentic Sound (RAS), is bringing his catalog to the channel. "I applaud the efforts of Altnet and Kazaa to offer a safe method of using peer to peer services where both copyright owners and songwriters are fairly compensated. This could very well be the future of music distribution at work."
Through the One Love Channel, artists are able to securely distribute their music and videos via Altnet and are always able to control the price and distribution rules.
The One Love Channel is available to users of the newly released Kazaa version 2.6. Visit www.kazaa.com to download or upgrade to the latest version.
About Altnet
Altnet is the leading peer-to-peer distributor of secure digital media that originates from content owners. Altnet reaches an estimated 100 million users and is the No. 1 issuer of rights managed music in world. Altnet's products integrate with websites, applications, and peer-to-peer networks to allow Internet users to simply and easily locate, download, sample, and purchase digital content. Altnet is a subsidiary of Brilliant Digital Entertainment (AMEX:BDE).
About Blue Mountain Interactive
Blue Mountain Interactive is a wholly owned Jamaican company located at Oxford house in the heart of the city of Kingston. Its Jamaican team has more than 40 years of producing quality entertainment within the genres of Reggae, Dance Hall and World Music. Blue Mountain Interactive offers technology solutions to bring Dance Hall/Reggae/World Music from Jamaica and the Caribbean, in its most authentic form, to a worldwide audience. From interviews, music, videos and an up to date, informative newsletter, Blue Mountain Interactive brings the sweet sights and sounds of the Caribbean to the online world.