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Grammy nominated record producer sets up anti-piracy company

The creative minds behind the market-leading anti-piracy technology of MUSO!

Specialising in building powerful, simple anti-piracy software, MUSO are a company who scan over 4 billion piracy-based web pages to protect the work of their 1,000+ clients. Working to improve the value of their clients’ music and movies by removing illegal files from the internet, MUSO have developed a number of innovative tools which monitor the internet 24/7, keeping their clients’ intellectual property safe online.

Founded in 2009, MUSO is the brainchild of three creative minds – a music producer, a media entrepreneur and a software developer – and is now the largest provider of anti-piracy and content protection services globally by number of unique rights holders (as measured by Google Transparency Report, Jan 2014). With clients that include the likes of eOne, Sony Music, Rotana group and several of the Fortune 500 Media companies, MUSO is continuing to grow and innovate under watchful eye of its three founders – Andy Chatterley, Christopher Elkins and James Mason.

Andy Chatterley, head of MUSO music services, is a Grammy nominated record producer and songwriter published by BMG Chrysalis. Having written, produced and worked with Kylie Minogue, Kanye West, Pussy Cat Dolls, Nerina Pallot and many other major artists, Andy conceived MUSO as a solution to a real world piracy problem he experienced on an album he had produced. It is through Andy’s 20 years of music industry experience and contacts that MUSO has gained a large market share in the Music Industry.

Christopher Elkins is head of film and TV services for MUSO. A highly experienced entrepreneur working in the online music and media technology industries since 1998, Christopher previously co-founded one of the largest online music portals in the UK before an all-cash acquisition. Having written for various European music and technology publications, he is a regular panel speaker at film and technology conferences, including Cannes film festival. He also leads workshops and seminars to advise and educate MUSO members about audience engagement and anti-piracy.

James Mason is MUSO Technical Director, with over 12 years’ experience in the software industry, working on a range of systems from robust banking-grade applications to large scale data analysis engines. James is an expert at developing high scale, cutting edge applications, and through his work at MUSO has become an expert in the online anti-piracy field, with a detailed knowledge of all current anti-piracy methods and technologies.

For more information please see http://www.muso.com/anti-piracy/

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