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To: Tupulak who wrote (19)	5/23/2000 8:46:00 PM
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May 23/00 5/23/00 - RightsMarket And PrivateExpress To Offer Unprecedented Protection Of Digital Content Delivered Via the Internet > Business Editors CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000-- Shares issued 27,489,178 RightsMarket Inc.(CDNX:RTS.), a world leader in digital rights management, today announced a strategic alliance with PrivateExpress(TM), the pioneer of private digital courier services. As a result of the alliance, content owners can exert maximum control over any digital content delivered via the Internet. By combining their core services, the two companies are able to assure that every Internet-based content delivery is fully protected, reliably delivered, and that control of the document remains with the owner. RightsMarket technology persistently controls access rights of digital content, even after the content has been received. The combination of RightsMarket and PrivateExpress gives business professionals and content companies unprecedented levels of content security both during and after delivery. Through the alliance, RightsMarket and PrivateExpress are providing digital content creators with unparalleled freedom to broadly, securely and reliably distribute digital content over the Internet. The combined solutions are targeted at professionals in the publishing, professional services, financial services, health care and high-tech manufacturing fields. The companies will announce details of their joint offering later in Q2 2000. Lindsay Moir, President and CEO of RightsMarket offers the following analogy: "In effect, the PrivateExpress service provides the 'armoured car' and we provide the 'vault.' PrivateExpress secures and tracks digital content throughout the delivery process, and RightsMarket persistently protects the content after it arrives at its destination." Max Henry, President and CEO of PrivateExpress, adds, "The union of these two services gives the content owner total control over important information - a vital advantage for millions of Internet-connected enterprises and individuals. We look forward to offering this complementary combination of services to our customers, and as a result increase our global reach." About PrivateExpress PrivateExpress, the pioneer of private digital courier services, is poised to revolutionize the $360 billion document delivery business. The PrivateExpress digital courier service is the first to combine the reliability and privacy of courier delivery with the ease, speed and affordability of the Internet. PrivateExpress is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. For information about the company or to subscribe to the PrivateExpress digital courier service, visit www.privateexpress.com, or call 1-888-964-2700. About RightsMarket RightsMarket Inc. is a publicly traded, high technology company (CDNX-RTS) specializing in digital rights management. Its principal product, RightsPublish, is one of the first online solutions for protecting digital content on the Internet. RightsMarket dramatically increases security, reduces distribution costs and speeds delivery time to the consumer. The technology facilitates the commercial distribution of digital content by encrypting the property, authenticating users, enforcing the terms and conditions of use, and creating a transaction log for reporting and billing. The technology is "persistent" in that the digital content must be unlocked each time it is accessed by the user. RightsMarket is a trademark of RightsMarket.com Inc. For more information about RightsMarket please visit our website at www.RightsMarket.com The Canadian Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein. PrivateExpress is a trademark of PrivateExpress.com. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: INVESTOR RELATIONS: Rob Solinger, CFO (403) 571-1839 email: rob@RightsMarket.com OR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Jim Godsell, Vice-President (403) 571-1194 email: Godsell@RightsMarket.com OR FOR PRIVATEEXPRESS Carl Furry, Catapult Partners, Inc. (512) 331-1720 email: furry@catapultinc.com PrivateExpress: furry@catapultinc.com