AudioLock
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | anti-piracy |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Ben Rush |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Digital watermarking and Anti-Piracy |
| Website | www.audiolock.net |
AudioLock is a music specific anti-piracy service founded in 2010 by former DJ and electronic music producer Ben Rush.[1][2] AudioLock specialises in the automated removal of infringing music content,[3] using DMCA notices, across search engines Google, Yahoo, Bing and Yandex as well as cyberlockers, torrent sites, Usenet, SoundCloud, YouTube, Dailymotion, file search engines, VK, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. Digital watermarking is also utilised for the sending of promotional copies of the music in digital form to prevent pre-release leaks and detect their origin if distributed.[4][5][6][7]
Partnerships and Memberships
AudioLock is a member of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), the Association of Independent Music (AIM) and the Association For Electronic Music (AFEM). It is also partnered with numerous digital service providers, Trade association and distributors including; Traxsource,[8] Believe Digital,[9] Music Publishers' Association (MPA)[10] and !K7[11]
At the Amsterdam Dance Event 2015, Tristan Hunt, AudioLock's Partner and Director for Business Development, was elected to the AFEM's newly formed Executive Board, alongside Elizabeth Muirhead, BMAT's Head of Legal & Business Affairs, to represent the area of Technology and Software.[12] The appointment furthered AudioLock's existing educational work, providing greater reach and information sharing on combatting music piracy to those working in the electronic music industry.
Education
AudioLock offer education on the subject of music anti-piracy to the public and the wider music industry through its public speaking engagements and ambassador program.[13]
AudioLock on the BBC
In July 2016 AudioLock CEO Ben Rush was interviewed by BBC Radio 1 for its Newsbeat Program to provide specialist insight into pirate download stores and their affect on dance music. Also interviewed were Mark Lawrence from the AFEM and Stuart Knight, Director of Toolroom Records.[14]
Public Appearances
AudioLock have been invited to talk about music anti-piracy an numerous notable industry events. These include:
- XPONorth[15][16] (Inverness, Scotland June 2016)
- Brighton Music Conference[17] (Brighton, England 2016)
- Import.io Data Summit[18] (London, England 2014)
- Amsterdam Dance Event[19] (Amsterdam 2015)
- International Music Summit[20] (Ibiza 2015)
- BPM Pro (Birmingham, England 2016)[21]
In 2013 AudioLock in conjunction with the Association of Independent Music (AIM) held its first Music Piracy Prevention Forum in London. This led to the event being held again in 2015[22] along with the publication of a white paper; The Music Anti-Piracy Best Practice Guidelines.[23]
Ambassador Program
In a bid to extend understanding of music anti-piracy to the wider music community AudioLock have established an Ambassador program of unpaid music professionals and industry figures. Ambassadors include Drum n Bass DJ and producer Goldie,[24] entertainment lawyer and former Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules,[25] Berlin based electronic musician Emika,[26] Steve Miller aka Afterlife[27] and DJ, producer, founder of Hed Kandi and current owner of Fierce Angel Mark Doyle.[28]
References
- ^ "AudioLock.NET launches music piracy protection sol". Be At TV.
- ^ Piracy: The music industry strikes back
- ^ Whitehurst, Andrew. "GOLDIE BECOMES ANTI-PIRACY AMBASSADOR". DJ Magazine.
- ^ "Protect Your Music w/ AudioLock & Increase Sales". Traxsource.com.
- ^ "AudioLock - Do We Want More Piracy Protection?". Hypebot.com.
- ^ "MPA AND AUDIOLOCK OFFER ANTI-PIRACY MEASURE". M Magazine.
- ^ "Anti-piracy platform AudioLock.NET announce new deal with Defected Records". Music Think Tank.
- ^ "Traxsource partners Audiolock against piracy". idmmag.com/.
- ^ "Believe announces partnership with anti-piracy firm". completemusicupdate.com.
- ^ "MPA AND AUDIOLOCK OFFER ANTI-PIRACY MEASURE". m-magazine.co.uk.
- ^ "GERMANY'S !K7 TEAMS UP WITH ANTI-PIRACY GROUP AUDIOLOCK". musicbusinessworldwide.com.
- ^ "Who We Are - Association for Electronic Music". Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ "AUDIOLOCK FOR YOUR MUSIC PROTECTION NEEDS". 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ "Pirate sites are 'affecting dance music in a bad way'". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ XpoNorth. "XpoNorth Festival Programme". XpoNorth. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ Love, Belinda. "XpoNorth Live! 2016: Interview with Tristan Hunt". XpoNorth. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Professional & Academy Programme Launched - Brighton Music Conference". Brighton Music Conference. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ import.io (2014-07-03), Data Summit 2014 - Ben Rush, retrieved 2016-06-21
- ^ "Ben Rush - Speakers - Amsterdam Dance Event". Amsterdam Dance Event. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ International Music Summit (2015-06-18), IMS Ibiza 2015 - Taking Back Control of Your Content, retrieved 2016-06-21
- ^ "BPM | PRO - DJ & Studio | Sound & Lighting". BPM | PRO - DJ & Studio | Sound & Lighting. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ^ "AUDIOLOCK FOR YOUR MUSIC PROTECTION NEEDS". Verse 69.com.
- ^ Robley, Chris. "How to protect your music against piracy". CD Baby.
- ^ https://djmag.com/content/goldie-becomes-anti-piracy-ambassador
- ^ https://djmag.com/content/goldie-becomes-anti-piracy-ambassador
- ^ http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/emika-and-anna-wall-join-audiolock-as-ambassadors/062210
- ^ https://djmag.com/content/goldie-becomes-anti-piracy-ambassador
- ^ https://djmag.com/content/goldie-becomes-anti-piracy-ambassador