SEATTLE, June 7, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Data Depth Corporation, a/k/a: iCopyright.net, announced today that it received the 2005 Codie Award from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). The award was for the iCopyright.net Toolbar, a free plug-in for the browser that makes it easy for people to get the rights to use content published on the Internet. The toolbar also helps corporations and universities avoid lawsuits and fines for copyright infringement, by obtaining an enterprise-wide site license to cut, paste, print, e-mail, and otherwise re-purpose digital content.
"The 20th Annual Codie Awards continues SIIA's tradition of celebrating the best products in the software and information industry," said Ken Wasch, President of SIIA. "Being chosen as the winning company from among so many fine nominees is a tremendous achievement. SIIA congratulates iCopyright on winning a 2005 Codie Award in a category with first-rate competition."
"It is extremely gratifying to be recognized by our peers for our work and contributions to the industry," said Mike O'Donnell, iCopyright's Founder. "In 1998, we set out to solve the problem of rampant content piracy on the Internet. This award is a testament to the fact that we have made great progress."
The iCopyright Toolbar can be downloaded free at http://www.iCopyright.net.
About Data Depth Corporation a/k/a iCopyright
Data Depth Corporation is the developer of iCopyright, the world's first "intelligent copyright" system for digital content. The award-winning system includes The Instant Clearance Service, Publisher Central, Reprint Central, the Clip&Copy online news clipping service, and the iCopyright.net Toolbar. Millions of works of authorship from hundreds of publications, including those of Associated Press, Reuters, UPI, Forbes, Primedia, Knight-Ridder and VNU, are tagged for licensing and other content services through Data Depth's patent-pending technology.