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Benny
Mardones: “Illegal Downloads Out of Control”
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"If retailers and artists do not offer music consumers what they want,
when they want it, they will turn to other resources, such as contaminated P2P
networks," --
Singer-Songwriter Benny Mardones.
"Into
the Night," which hit the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 in 1980
and again in 1989, has joined a growing national campaign of artists against
illegal Internet music filesharing.
"If retailers and artists do not offer music consumers what they want, when they want it, they will turn to other resources, such as contaminated P2P networks," said Mardones, who is on tour to promote his new Warrior Records CD, “Let’s Hear It for Love.”
Studies show that more than $2 billion worth of music and
more than $20 billion worth of movie content was downloaded illegally last
year. SafeMedia Corporation, based in
SafeMedia CEO & President Safwat Fahmy, who created “Clouseau,” has submitted testimony to Congress describing his company’s global “P2P Disaggregator” (P2PD) technology, which examines incoming and outgoing packets of information and destroys contaminated P2P network, while allowing legal P2P to reach its intended destination.
“The technology moves through multi-layered encryptions,
analyzes network patterns and updates itself frequently,” said Fahmy. “The
packet examinations are noninvasive and foolproof. Clouseau prevents the illegal
back and forth flow of copyrighted files like you would find through LimeWire,
Morpheus or eMule.”
"I want better control of the distribution of my music, so everyone gets paid in a fair way,” said Mardones. “It's nice to know there is technology out there like SafeMedia, which will help us with the problem of illegal music, downloads.”
Earlier this week Singer Eddie Money said: “If you like music, don’t steal it.” Money is on tour promoting his new Warrior Records CD, “Wanna Go Back.” He is one of the first this year to join other musicians and celebrities in the war on illegal Internet filesharing of music and movies.
"Music piracy is illegal and extremely detrimental to all of those who make a living creating original musical works," said Money.
Benny
Mardones & the Hurricanes will appear Saturday, June 23, at Dulles State
Office Building Auditorium in
Mardones, nicknamed the "The Voice" because of his near four-octave vocal range and soulful, passionate delivery, will perform his classic hits -- including "She's Just 16 Years Old / Into the Night," "Mighta Been Love," "For A Little Ride" and "I Started a Joke."
“This one-night performance will be Mardones' first concert there in more than a decade ... it's a show you will not want to miss,” said Jim Ervin, Warrior Records, NY/LA, a division of L.A. Entertainment, Inc.
The opening act is Fred & the Ed's. Tickets can be ordered by phone at: 866.468.7619.
[Editors: For more information or media interviews with artists, contact: George McQuade 818-618-9229 or visit www.WarriorRecords.com/ and for SafeMedia Corp. visit their website at www.SafeMedia.com or blog at http://SafeMediaCorp.Blogspot.com]
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Tickets are on sale now by phone at
866-468-7619, online at ticketweb.com,
or locally at all
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=176160
For further information on Benny Mardones, visit him on the Web
at: www.MySpace.com/bennymardones