Craze Digital
Craze Digital, also known as Craze or Craze Productions is a digital film distributor and an Independent record label based in Los Angeles and the United Kingdom. It was founded in 2004 by Sam Kleinman. Craze distributes music and film extensively in the digital media market. The company features music on iTunes, and features films on Youtube and DailyMotion1. Between 2009 and July 2011 Craze’s material was seen by over 871 million people. In 2011, Craze featured over 2,000 films on YoutTube. In 2011, Craze introduced their white label system which enables other companies to have a duplicate site originating from the Craze site.
In July 2011, Craze Productions sued Youtube/Google in the Los Angeles Superior Court concerning payment of advertising revenues, asking for over $2 million in potentially unpaid monies. In September 2011 the lawsuit was dismissed.
Artists
Below is a list of some artists Craze distributes digitally.
- Vanessa Amorosi
- Leona Lewis
- Liberty X
- Jimmy Cliff
Termination of YouTube Channels
By July 2011 three of Craze's YouTube channels, including Get Me Horror and Classic Movies Online ("Craze Classics"), had been terminated citing that the accounts had "been suspended due to multiple or severe violations of YouTube's Copyright Policy."
YouTube publicly listed a range of copyright claimants including Synapse Films, Wingnut Films, Kino International and Warner Bros.
See also
- Online Distribution
- Copyright Infringement