New York, NY, February 2, 2009:  Today, the Copyright Music Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) announced an agreement with Mediaguide, a leading provider of real time broadcast, cable and Internet data for advertisers, broadcasters and content owners.  The agreement will allow COTT to comprehensively and accurately track the use of their songwriter, composer and music publisher members' musical works over terrestrial and Internet radio, as well as major peer-to-peer networks.  Coverage will commence shortly in Trinidad and Tobago and will eventually expand to other Caribbean areas.

According to COTT Chief Executive Officer Allison Demas, "The implementation of digital fingerprinting technology by COTT will not only result in more accurate distributions to COTT's members and to our Caribbean and international affiliates, but will also enable us to better monitor compliance on the part of broadcasters' contractual obligations as well as copyright infringements across the Caribbean."

Steve Lubin, Mediaguide Chief Executive Officer, added, "This agreement represents yet another important International milestone for Mediaguide.  With monitoring in the Americas, Europe, Africa and now the Caribbean, we are providing content owners with comprehensive coverage of their works.  COTT, in particular, will now have an efficient and effective way to track music use in Trinidad and Tobago and other important areas of the Caribbean."

About COTT:
COTT was the first national music rights organisation to be established in the Caribbean.  It is the only such organisation with the sole right to represent the global repertoire of music, which is played and broadcasted in Trinidad and Tobago.  Incorporated in 1984 and operating since 1985, COTT collectively manages performing, mechanical and synchronization rights in music.  http://www.cott.org.tt

About Mediaguide:
Mediaguide, which was jointly formed in 2002 by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), has developed, operates and licenses proprietary audio and video fingerprint technology and monitors over 2,700 college, non-commercial and commercial radio stations for music, advertisements and speech. The company provides the most comprehensive, accurate, timely and reliable airplay data products for advertisers, broadcasters and content owners in the United States, Canada and around the world.  Learn more about Mediaguide at http://www.mediaguide.com.