Randy Saaf

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Randy Saaf is the CEO of Lucid Sight, [1] a game studio that has released several VR titles [2] for the PlayStation, [3] Gear, and Google Daydream. Saaf co-founded OnSystems [4] in 2000 which specialized in encrypted P2P messaging and file transfer. Saaf was the chief executive officer, [5] and founder, of MediaDefender, Inc., which was purchased by ARTISTdirect, Inc. in 2005 for $42.5 million in cash. [6] [7] [8] Saaf co-founded Jirbo, a large developer of iPhone games, in 2008. [9] Jirbo rebranded itself to AdColony and was sold to Opera Software for $350 million. [10] Saaf co-founded AlphaGenius. AlphaGenius is an investment and technology development firm that farms social media data and produces trading models for the hedge fund industry.

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Biography

Saaf speaks frequently about how VR [11] and blockchain [12] will change gaming.

Saaf has testified before Congress on Internet copyright violation at least three times, [13] [14] [15] and has worked with Senator Patrick Leahy, [16] Senator Arlen Specter, [17] and Senator Orrin Hatch [18] to prevent infringement. In 2004, he donated $2,000 to California Senator Barbara Boxer. [19]

Saaf appeared in a “60 Minutes” segment on copyright infringement on 31 October 2003, where he talked about his efforts to prevent it. [20] He has also been a prime source for other leading news organizations, and has authored many articles against unauthorized media distribution. [21] [22]

A Fresno native, Saaf attended the University of California, Irvine, after graduating from Edison Computech High School (in 1994). He then transferred to Harvey Mudd College and graduated in 1998. [23] Saaf graduated with a B.S. degree in engineering.

He spent less than a year with defense technology giant Raytheon, where he worked closely with airborne signal processing—systems that extinguish incoming missiles. Saaf left Raytheon to start the website with friends, InterFriendly.net. It was designed to use P2P technology to give small businesses the ability to transfer large and numerous files. [24]

He then enrolled in the UCLA School of Law. [25] A year later, he left, noting that "Law was too technical of a vocation for me." [26]

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References

  1. ↑ Matney, Lucas. "VR gaming startup Lucid Sight nabs $3.5M in Series A funding". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  2. ↑ "Lucid Sight Passes 500,000 Downloads for its VR Experiences". VRFocus. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  3. ↑ "VR Videogame Collection HeroCade Coming to PlayStation VR". VRFocus. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  4. ↑ Dougherty, Dale; Truelove, Kelly; Shirky, Clay; Dornfest, Rael; Gonze, Lucas (2001). 2001 P2P Networking Overview: The Emergent P2P Platform of Presence, Identity, and Edge Resources. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". ISBN   9780596001858.
  5. ↑ Record labels turn piracy into a marketing opportunity
  6. ↑ "ARTISTdirect, Inc, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Aug 1, 2006". secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "LOS ANGELES--- ARTISTdirect Acquires MediaDefender". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  8. ↑ "Billboard PostPlay: August 2005".
  9. ↑ Matney, Lucas (17 May 2016). "VR gaming startup Lucid Sight nabs $3.5M in Series A funding". TechCrunch .
  10. ↑ Lunden, Ingrid. "Confirmed: Opera Buys Mobile Video Ad Platform AdColony For Up To $350M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  11. ↑ "Breakfast Panel: Virtual Reality". lvima.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  12. ↑ Game Talk Live (2018-01-11), Cryptocurrency's Effect on Gamers, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2018-01-23
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2007-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ↑ Piracy of Intellectual Property on Peer-to-Peer Networks
  15. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  16. ↑ Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy: "The Dark Side Of A Bright Idea: Could Personal And National Security Risks Compromise The Potential Of Peer-To-Peer File Sharing Networks?" Archived 2007-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ United States Senator Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania : Home Archived 2007-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ↑ heise online - US-Senator will bei illegalem Musiktausch PCs zerstören lassen
  19. ↑ Randy Saaf - $2,000 in Political Contributions for 2004
  20. ↑ Pirates Of The Internet , High-Tech Thieves Are Coming After Hollywood - CBS News
  21. ↑ Written Testimony for the Oversight Hearing on “The Prevalence of Pornography, Including Child Pornography, on Peer-to-Peer Networks” by Randy Saaf, President of MediaDefender, Inc., March 13th, 2003 Archived 2003-06-24 at archive.today
  22. ↑ Randy Saaf, President of MediaDefender, Inc. (September 26, 2002). "Written Testimony for the Oversight Hearing on "Piracy of Intellectual Property on Peer-to-Peer Networks"" (PDF). securitymanagement.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ Randy Saaf Biography – Mediadefender
  24. ↑ "Orange County Register - August 29, 2000". Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  25. ↑ Новости - Журнал "Компьютерра"
  26. ↑ Harvey Mudd College Bulletin Summer 2005 Archived 2012-12-14 at archive.today
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