Kontor New Media and Qtrax Sign Digital Licensing Agreement


NEW YORK, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Kontor New Media, a top European leader in digital distribution, and
Qtrax, the world's first free and legal peer-to-peer (P2P) music service,
today announce that they have signed a digital licensing agreement.

Kontor's business model works to ensure that its indie partner labels'
music and music video content are featured in key download shops such as
iTunes, Napster, FNAC, Beatport, Nokia Music Services, musicload, AOL -- and
now Qtrax. The Germany-based company works with hundreds of independent
European music labels.

Kontor offers labels content management and distribution, sales and
marketing services in stationary download campaigns and mobile entertainment
campaigns, royalty management, and a myriad of other utilization avenues for
digital distribution.

"We are excited to partner with Qtrax," said Kontor Managing Director
Michael Pohl. "Our mission has always been to distribute artists' output in
ways that keep them compensated and able to continue producing more music, as
well as compensating their label for their investment. Qtrax helps to harness
income lost to piracy, which is vital to keeping these artists making music
for their fans," continued Pohl.

"Kontor New Media has consistently shown its commitment to representing
artists and labels in the evolving music distribution market online," said
Allan Klepfisz, Chairman and CEO of Qtrax. "From the outset, they have been
true to a vision of digital distribution that is fair to everyone investing
in an artists' success. We are delighted to be able to offer Kontor's
catalogue of great artists and songwriters," continued Klepfisz.

About Kontor New Media (http://www.kontornewmedia.com)

Kontor New Media represents more than 70,000 tracks and 1,400 music
videos, more than 700 rights holders, and holds more than 100 licensees /
digital services worldwide, ensuring optimum distribution via all commercial
and niche platforms in B2B and B2C areas on a global level, devising
campaigns and strategies with respective rights holders and distribution
partners, and all web and mobile services.

About Qtrax (http://www.qtrax.com)

Qtrax is the world's first legal and free peer-to-peer (P2P) music
service. Qtrax showcases an innovative ad-supported delivery model that
easily directs revenue back to artists and rights holders. Qtrax is available
for browsing now and soon will provide fans with access to a colorful and
diverse catalog with millions of high-quality digital music files
representing the broadest artist-based fan-directed array of products
available anywhere. Based in New York City, Qtrax is a subsidiary of
Brilliant Technologies Corporation (OTC: BLLN.PK), a publicly traded
technology holding company.

Safe Harbor

This announcement contains express or implied forward-looking statements
which involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those suggested, including but not
limited to risks identified and discussed in company filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are
based on information and management's expectations as of the date hereof and
future results may differ materially from expectations and the company
disclaims any obligation to update them except as required by law.

Web site: http://www.qtrax.com
              http://www.kontornewmedia.com



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