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NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Today 821 Entertainment Group, Inc. announced the launch of Crowfly Digital Entertainment, LLC (Crowfly) and the introduction of the ultimate encore: Crowfly LIVE digital concert downloads debuting with legendary artist Mark Knopfler's 2005 Shangri-La World Tour.

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Crowfly has partnered with technology firm PassAlong Networks to provide the core technology that features a patent-pending media distribution system designed to work across all operating systems and platforms and is device-independent. Initially launching with Windows Media DRM, Crowfly can incorporate any DRM or music file format and provide flexibility in the selection of rules for number of device and portable player transfers and CD burns. The platform provides Passing-And-Points(TM), an innovative music sharing system that actually rewards fans for recommending songs or videos to friends with links to clips sent through email and instant messaging services from AOL, MSN and Yahoo! In addition, Crowfly is capable of data mining and analysis including Advanced Predictive Modeling.

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