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FilmMates Home Video Entertainment SmartMarks Films for International Distribution
FilmMates Home Video Entertainment will be
using USA Video Interactive Corp. (OTC BB: USVO) (TSX-V: US)
(BSE/Frankfurt: USF) SmartMark(TM) anti-piracy technology to protect its
films for distribution. FilmMates recently entered into a home video
distribution agreement with Vivendi Universal Visual Entertainment, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Music Group.
"American Reunion," "Living Life," and "Rent Control" are the first three
films scheduled for distribution. These three films will be made available
for home video in early spring 2006, with distribution scheduled for the
U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada. In addition, FilmMates' "Sherlock a Case of
Evil" will be SmartMarked for Internet and home video distribution in
Japan.
"Taking appropriate precautions to protect our content is instrumental with
so many options of delivery available and the potential problems of piracy
rampant," said Jay Malla, Senior Vice President of Distribution and
Business Strategy, FilmMates Entertainment. "SmartMarking our films before
distribution sends a message our company will monitor how our content is
sold and distributed."
"SmartMark technology is making a difference for copyright owners that want
to realize profits on films distributed to the domestic and international
markets," said Edwin Molina, President of USVO. "It is great to know that
we are helping FilmMates and Vivendi Universal retain the value generated
as they distribute their content throughout the world."
USVO's SmartMarks(TM) are invisible, unremovable, forensic "digital
watermarks" embedded in every video frame to protect digital video from
piracy. SmartMarks work with existing production and distribution
technology to protect copyrighted material without requiring new equipment
in the distribution or playback environment. Like embedding a forensics
team inside video content, SmartMarks give enforcement agencies the proof
they need to stop piracy.
The films will be SmartMarked at Lightning Media's facility in Hollywood,
California, using USVO's MediaSentinel Workstation. Lightning Media is a
post-production company and a Certified SmartMark Anti-Piracy Provider.
About FilmMates Entertainment:
FilmMates Entertainment, the Los Angeles based film finance, production and
distribution entity acquires projects in various stages of production and
assures their worldwide sales and distribution via its in-house sales
department. FilmMates Entertainment, was founded in November 2001 as a fund
acquiring films from promising, young directors. Its business model has
quickly evolved as FilmMates Entertainment started acquiring film
libraries, entertainment companies and theatrical feature film projects.
For more information, visit www.filmmates.net.
About Lightning Media:
Lightning Media services duplication and new media needs from Hi-Def and
video duplication to DVD authoring and replication, audio and video
compression, and internet design and development. Three full service
facilities cater to a vast client base ranging from leading motion picture
studios, television production companies, independent filmmakers and web
video producers to film students and an array of corporate and consumer
clients. For more information, visit www.lightning-media.com.
About USA Video Interactive Corp.:
USA Video Interactive Corp. ("USVO") designs and markets technology for
delivery of digital media. USVO developed its SmartMark(TM) digital
watermarking technology to provide a robust means for producers and
distributors to invisibly protect their content. USA Video Technology
Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of USVO, holds the pioneering patent for
store-and-forward video, filed in 1990 and issued by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office on July 14, 1992; it has been cited by at least
165 other patents. USVO holds similar patents in Germany, Canada, England,
France, Spain, Italy, and Japan. For more information, visit www.usvo.com.
USA Video Interactive Corporate Headquarters Office: 83 Halls Road, Old
Lyme, Connecticut, 06371 Telephone (860) 434 - 5535; Facsimile (860) 434 -
5782; Canada Office: 507 - 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6C
3N6. Trading symbol on the OTCBB: USVO; Trading symbol on the TSX Venture
Exchange US; Trading symbol on the Berlin and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges:
USF. CUSIP 902924208. For more information contact Blue-Sky Solutions,
LLC, Jon Caserta, (877) 425-8347, usvo@blueskyir.com
The press release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results
may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking
statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements
involve risk and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ
from those described.
MediaSentinel and SmartMark are trademarks of USA Video Interactive Corp.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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