MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Los Angeles Police
Department officials have pledged to investigate any and all forms of piracy,
including the anti-camcorder law that went into affect on Jan. 1, 2004. The
April 14 announcement of the department's first arrest prompted Chilmark
Entertainment Group (OTC Pink Sheets: CMKK - News) CEO Steve Strauss to
declare that the time is right for the entertainment industry to employ
Chilmark Security LLC's Piracy Blocker.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) estimates that the U.S.
motion picture industry loses in excess of $3 billion in potential revenue
each year due to piracy. Although the arrest gives a clear signal to movie
pirates that such action will not be tolerated, prevention currently relies on
the work of theater employees to provide surveillance.
"If piracy is to be prevented, the motion picture industry must employ
technology such as the Piracy Blocker to truly be effective," Strauss says.
The Chilmark Security LLC Piracy Blocker not only disarms digital piracy,
but also has the unique ability to detect its presence. The device impedes the
functioning of digital and analog cameras within an effective range of 300
feet and a diluted range of 500 feet. The Piracy Blocker is uniquely capable
of stopping digital piracy without violating film stock or the theatergoers'
experience.
Chilmark Security, LLC has applied for and received Patent Application
Number 10-800379. In addition, the company is in discussions with two motion
picture studios to employ the blocking devices to protect pre-released movies
from "camcording." Pirates use small hand-held video cameras or pinhole
cameras to record motion picture films off theater screens and then copy the
films for illegal distribution.
"We believe there is no better product than Chilmark Security's Piracy
Blocker to defend the studios' intellectual property," Strauss said. "The
illegal pirating can and will be blocked."
About The Company
Chilmark Entertainment Group provides business management, administrative
and legal services, as well as funding for entrepreneurial partners and
projects related to the music and entertainment industries. The corporate unit
also is engaged in music-related e-commerce marketing activities, including
the promotion, online distribution and direct marketing of the Associates,
Limited catalog.
About The Affiliates
The Chilmark Entertainment Group's present affiliate-partners are Chilmark
Security, LLC, Chilmark Media, Chilmark Artist Development LLC, Chilmark Music
LLC and Chilmark Productions LLC. Chilmark Entertainment Group, Inc. has an
equity stake of fifty percent (50%) in each affiliate. These affiliate
companies are variously engaged in music publishing, record production and
sales, blocking digital piracy, distributing mobile entertainment product,
talent management, consulting, marketing and concert production. The Company's
business model provides an ideal working environment for the present
entrepreneur-affiliates, and will work for any future affiliates or partners.
The affiliate's time, energy and creative skills can be focused on their
projects and not on financing or other administrative matters.
Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this
release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties
that may cause the companies' actual results in future periods to differ
materially from forecasted results. Such risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, market conditions, competitive factors, the ability to
successfully complete additional financings and other risks.
SOURCE Chilmark Entertainment Group
