by | Jan 31, 2012 | Anti-Piracy, Business to Business, CD/DVD Manufacturing, CDs, DVDs |
DVD-Intelligence.com recently published an article about the seizure of Megaupload – the world’s largest hosting site for illegally obtained content. Seven of the people charged in the scandal are now facing charges that carry up to 20 years in prison. 20 years in prison. Content piracy is a huge concern globally. Megaupload, for example, has been estimated to have caused over a half a billion dollars in damage to the legal copyright holders of the content they’ve been hosting. At The ADS Group, we treat your intellectual property with care and respect. We’re a certified anti-piracy plant, recognized by the CDSA. Every disc that is replicated in our plant is backed by an Intellectual Property Rights form verifying ownership of the content. It’s how we’d want our assets handled, and it’s how we’re commited to handling yours. Frankly, we’ve heard the three squares served in prison aren’t really all that...
by | Jan 25, 2012 | Business to Business, CD/DVD Manufacturing, CDs, Community, DVDs, Marketing, Press, The ADS Group |
It has long been known that, if you have time on your hands, your CDs and DVDs can be manufactured overseas at rock-bottom pricing. If you’re looking for a commodity product, and you plan to submit an order and let it run its course with fingers crossed, perhaps you won’t mind if your discs are made in a foreign country. But what about the relationship? Are you going to call China the day before your project ships because you want to change the shipping information? How will you deal with different time zones? Language barriers? Oh, and let’s not forget our speedy friends in customs and all the additional paperwork that international shipments require. Frankly, those are merely the simplest issues that arise when you work with overseas manufacturers. Consider the ramifications of having your discs manufactured in countries notorious for intellectual property pirates. The issue of intellectual property theft is so vital that the president of the United States spoke on the subject in his state of the union message on January 24. Our optical media is replicated in house – in America – under our strict supervision in our facility employing over 150 team members. We use American suppliers and vendors, and we believe in keeping our revenue – and our payroll – here at home. We strive to be strong pillars within our community. We’re actively engaged in multiple initiatives to benefit local charities and nonprofits. We do so not out of a sense of duty. We do so out of a sense of gratitude. Gratitude for our dedicated team…gratitude for our suppliers…and gratitude – most of all – for our loyal and committed customers. We’re...
by | Jan 17, 2012 | Fun Facts, Marketing, Musicians, Networking, Press, The ADS Group |
Not just yet? OK, well how about some great music to get you fired up? Indiana, as we understand it, will soon be the Epicenter of Awesome. It’s Superbowl fever and it’s going to hit Indianapolis like a freight train. One of our clients, Jennie DeVoe, will be performing on the Pepsi stage in the Superbowl Village on Saturday, January 28th. What a dream come true for a talented musician – can you think of a town that will have more energy that weekend? You may not be able to make it to Indy for the weekend, but you can still check out Jennie’s music here. We wish her all the best next weekend, and wish we could be there to sing...
by | Jan 16, 2012 | Community, COPYCATS Media, Marketing, Musicians, Networking, Press |
“The Best Love is Free ( TBLIF ) is an annual event and compilation CD organized by Deaf to the Static Records and Hopeful Opus Productions. TBLIF exposes great music to new ears, while bringing artists and fans closer together. Community has been absolutely essential to the event’s success. Each event is jam-packed with amazing performances, a best-dressed couple competition, photo booth and gift packages. Every person in attendance receives a FREE physical copy of The Best Love is Free Compilation CD.” – www.thebestloveisfree.com COPYCATS Media is a proud sponsor of this year’s TBLIF event, and you can bet we’ll be at the show. On Saturday, February 11th, join us as we present, together with Vita.MN and MPLS.TV, the third annual TBLIF show at the Fine Line Music Cafe. Each week we’ll give you a taste of one of the artists you can see live at TBLIF. Think of these videos as appetizers for your ears and hopefully you’ll be good and hungry by showtime. Purchase your tickets now and follow along on Facebook to keep up with the latest news. Click Here for a Yummy...
by | Jan 12, 2012 | COPYCATS Media, Fun Facts, Marketing, Musicians, Tradeshows |
Well, winter has finally arrived in Minnesota today so our sales reps are clamoring to head for the beach. If you’re in the Orlando area, stop by and say hi to Ed Bonach, who will be exhibiting at the Posi Music Festival this weekend. Ed swears he’ll be meeting clients and working our booth, but a quick review of the emPower website reveals why he’s really going. emPower is a community of musicians, authors and speakers committed to using their gifts to promote positive change in the world…and all this? While they are wearing their pajamas! On Friday night, the emPower Festival will host its annual Pajama Jam concert series – so saddle up in your footie pajamas, grab your blankie and come on out for some great music and great folks. One quick request, though – don’t report back on what kind of jammies Ed wears. We’d really rather not...
