Warner Music Group and Qtrax Sign a Digital Licensing Agreement


NEW YORK, February 11 /PRNewswire/ --

Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) and ad-supported music service Qtrax
announced today an agreement to make WMG's award-winning catalog of digital
music available to music fans worldwide over the Qtrax service.

"Warner Music Group continues to be a pioneer in the digital music space
and we are thrilled to be able to announce our global licensing deal with
them," said President and CEO of Qtrax Allan Klepfisz. "They have one of the
greatest collections of iconic American record labels and recognizable
artists and we could not be more excited to be partnering with them. The
Qtrax platform, among other things, incorporates a unique legal peer-to-peer
experience that we strongly believe will compete favorably with illegal sites
and will prove the ad supported model to be a viable and valuable alternative
in the future monetizing of free music," continued Klepfisz.

In making the announcement, Stephen Bryan, Senior Vice President, Digital
Strategy and Business Development, WMG, said, "Today's music industry is
undergoing a dynamic transition which has us continually exploring fresh ways
of delivering music to consumers. We look forward to leveraging platforms
like Qtrax's to broaden the reach of our artists' music and provide consumers
with a unique and legal music-discovery experience."

Qtrax showcases an ad-supported delivery model that easily and accurately
directs revenue back to artists and rights holders. Users who download and
install the Qtrax client will be able to use it to search for, discover and
download a colorful and diverse catalog of high-quality digital music files
numbering in the millions. Qtrax will monetize the experience by selling
sponsorships and advertising displayed during the search and listening
processes. Additionally, users will have the option to purchase music and
related items from a third party throughout the Qtrax interface.

About Warner Music Group (www.wmg.com)

Warner Music Group became the only stand-alone music company to be
publicly traded in the United States in May 2005. With its broad roster of
new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection
of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum,
Atlantic, Bad Boy, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino,
Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music
International, a leading company in national and international repertoire,
operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than
50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of
the world's leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million
copyrights worldwide.

About Qtrax (www.qtrax.com)

Qtrax is the world's first free and legal peer-to-peer music service and
showcases an innovative ad-supported downloading model that easily directs
revenue back to artists and rights holders. Qtrax has successfully signed
licensing deals with major labels, music publishers and leading indies,
including: Warner Music Group (WMG), Warner Music International, Warner
Chappell, EMI Music North America, EMI Publishing, Sony BMG MUSIC
ENTERTAINMENT, Sony/ATV Publishing, Universal Music Group North America,
Universal Music Group International, Universal Publishing, TVT Records,
Beggars Banquet and more. Qtrax will soon provide fans with access to a
colorful and diverse catalog with millions of high-quality, high-fidelity
digital music files. 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.

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