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CODA renews anti-piracy MOU with MPA

April 14, 2026

The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA) of the US have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with the aim of further strengthening cooperation in combating online copyright infringement and promoting copyright protection activities.

The signing ceremony was held at MPA headquarters in Washington DC. This renewal follows the previous update in April 2024 and marks the sixth renewal since the initial agreement was signed in March 2014.

On the day of the ceremony, Larissa L. Knapp, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Protection Officer of MPA, and Takero Goto, CODA’s Representative Director, signed the agreement and reaffirmed their commitment to continued close collaboration in advancing global anti-piracy efforts.

CODA and MPA began their cooperation in 2005 through a business alliance focused on combating physical piracy in the Asia region. Since then, the two organisations have built a strong collaborative relationship over the past 21 years. In 2014, they further strengthened their partnership by concluding this MOU. Through joint enforcement activities conducted in cooperation, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region, numerous measures have been implemented, resulting in tens of thousands of enforcement actions and significant achievements.

CODA will continue to deepen its collaboration with MPA and promote initiatives aimed at protecting intellectual property rights and encouraging the distribution of legitimate content.

This activity was carried out as part of a project commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

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