UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 29, 2015
RIGHTSCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-55097 | 33-1219445 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
3100 Donald Douglas Loop North
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
310-751-7510
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Copies to:
Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.
Jeff Cahlon, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
Phone: (212) 930-9700
Fax: (212) 930-9725
(Former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 29, 2015, Rightscorp, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a representation agreement (the “Representation Agreement”) with Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (“Sony”), pursuant to which Sony appointed the Company as its agent solely to monitor the Internet for infringements of copyrights owned and/or controlled by Sony (the “Protected Copyrights”) in certain musical compositions, resulting from unauthorized downloads and uploads by individual infringers (“Infringers”) on online peer-to-peer networks (“Infringements”), for a term of one year, which term will automatically renew in 30 day increments, unless Sony provides 15 days written notice of termination. Pursuant to the Representation Agreement, Sony further authorized the Company, during the term of the Representation Agreement, as Sony’s agent, to collect data as to Infringements of the Protected Copyrights, send notices to Internet Service Providers of such Infringements, negotiate and collect settlements on Sony’s behalf with each Infringer for each identified Infringement of the Protected Copyrights (“Settlements”), and pay Sony 50% of the Net Revenues (as defined in the Representation Agreement) from such Settlements.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RIGHTSCORP, INC. | ||
| Dated: October 2, 2015 | By: | /s/ Christopher Sabec |
| Name: | Christopher Sabec | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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