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Fake PRS Claim For Downloading Music.

February 7, 2014 by Guy Lewis

Many unknown individuals are keen to get into your computer and earn cash from you.

We recently heard about a fraud happening in the Ukraine where some organisations were claiming to be authorised to collect royalties for performing and compositional use from businesses using music for background use.

However we have also seen bogus download claims injected into PCs from Malware that is not restricted to a single country.

This handy site tells all and explains how this is a fraud to steal money from you as a ransom for ‘unlocking your computer’.

This is a very similar scam to the infamous fake virus software people had to pay $20 to have removed from their computer.

Clearly the fraudsters have identified that royalties and copyright is a confusing area for many people and so this malware aims to exploit the confusion by threatening to lock your computer until you pay.

As soon as the user considers that this may be just a virus of some kind their scam is over as the user can update their virus software and discover the lock can be deleted.

Press Release: Music Player For Android ™ Launched

July 12, 2013 by Guy Lewis

Melody Pods™ Launches Background Music Player for Android ™

Melody Pods makes background music in business simpler and more affordable with the launch of its background music player for Android ™

Cornwall, UK July 10th 2013- Building on its success in licensing thousands of tracks to businesses internationally, Kesseny Ltd decided it was time the background music market was disrupted with a new proposition that had clear benefits to businesses worldwide.

Traditionally, businesses needed to source and collate music that matched their client markets, understand what performing and composition royalty collection societies each piece of music is registered to, identify & purchase the appropriate licences before they could play the music legally. Commonly, the need to license music for public use is not known to small businesses until they get a surprise phone call or letter requesting payments they haven’t accounted for.

Now with Melody Pods’ background music player for Android™ businesses can simply download the app from Google Play, choose a collection to download and play music with no additional complications and licensing fees.

“The app has taken time to develop and get right. We have been determined to create an app that resolves the headache around using background music in business. With a simple download and sync system, straightforward playlist settings and license details, everything you need to play music for your business is done within the app, be that on your smartphone or tablet. As long as you can connect to download your music somewhere else, you don’t even need to have an Internet connection at your business” Guy Lewis, director at Melody Pods™ stated.

“So with the tracks securely located in the app you don’t risk stream interruptions common to Internet radio & your legally licensed music is separate from any personal music you may also have stored on your device.”

“With thousands of selected and remastered tracks in our library new tracks are added each month assuring customer’s playlists stay fresh. The music is organised into collections to meet the needs of cafes, restaurants, retail stores and malls, hotels, receptions, spas and gyms so there is less sorting and collating needed by customers.”

All Melody Pods™ music is cleared from all performing / composition royalty collection societies so there are no additional royalties to pay any third party. With a copy of a Melody Pods’ license businesses can make the total cost of using music in their business a fraction of the annual costs of traditional music licensing methods, even with the cost of a tablet included in year one.

Melody Pods ™ is a trading name of Kesseny ltd, registered in the UK which licenses music for business. Company registration number: 04683874
Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc.

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Melody Pods Launch Background Music Player For Android.

June 27, 2013 by Guy Lewis

Melody Pods has now made available its background music player for Android.

Here’s a quick video introduction:

This app provides both smart phones and tablets (although a layout design specifically for tablets is due soon) with the ability to download and play royalty free background music in your business. Whether that be for an in-store installation, a restaurant, cafe, hotel, reception, spa or any business that can benefit from music to assist in the ambience of the business environment.

Melody Pods’ background music player for Android provides a simpler way to get background music into your business and is more affordable than traditional routes such as CD players, mp3 players linked to performing royalty and composition royalty licenses which increase the overall cost of playing music in your business.

Cut the cost of playing background music in your business today by downloading our app for free here:

Then choose a subscription from our available music collections that best meets your business need, download to your app and play in your business today here:

Infographic: How Good Is Your Password?

March 28, 2013 by Guy Lewis

Infographics are a great way to present complex information and make them more digestable. Ive been a big fan for years and have enjoyed the talents of graphic artists who can turn data into a visual explanation. Here’s one I licensed recently and provides some interesting help and information about creating strong passwords.

The key points are:
1) The more random the password the harder it is to crack
2) The more you mix different characters the harder it is to crack
3) Dont use your password on shared computers
4) If you change your password regularly you will reduce the risk of it being stolen.

Here’s a thumbnail link to the infographic since it is rather large and will be a problem to view on small screen mobile devices.

melody pods password infographic thumb

Handy Little Android App

March 26, 2013 by Guy Lewis

Here’s a sneak preview of our Android music player. Really pleased with the skills and professionalism of our development team headed by Victor.

The success of the development is putting the pressure on the musicians to get their collections polished and mastered ready for background music bliss.