The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has hired Andrew Elliott as Vice President, Content Policy Counsel to bolster its advocacy efforts at the US state and federal levels on issues involving the regulation of its members’ motion pictures, television programmes, and streaming services. Elliott joins the MPA from the law firm Jenner & Block LLP, where […]

The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA), together with anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to bolster collaboration in the fight against illegal streaming and digital piracy across Latin America. The agreement strengthens the coordinated public–private enforcement framework. Under […]

A recent Global Meeting of antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), saw one theme come through loud and clear: Momentum, according to Larissa Knapp, EVP & Chief Content Protection Officer, Motion Picture Association. In an ACE Blog Post, Knapp wrote that from APAC to EMEA, North America to LATAM, the coalition shared […]

Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), has criticised OpenAI’s stance on copyright responsibility following the recent release of video production tool Sora 2. “Since Sora 2’s release, videos that infringe our members’ films, shows, and characters have proliferated on OpenAI’s service and across social media,” he noted. “While OpenAI clarified […]

Trade body the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has welcomed the criminal sentencing of Steven R Hale to 21 months in federal prison by the US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee for criminal copyright infringement. Hale stole and sold pre-release DVDs and Blu-rays of major films. The sentence follows Hale’s guilty plea in […]

Motion Picture Association Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin has used the occasion of the 2025 MPA Awards to highlight the importance of protecting copyright and fighting the threat of content piracy. In his introductory remarks, he said the event recognised the law enforcement teams who work to secure the content we love to watch. “To […]

In collaboration with Egyptian authorities, antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has confirmed the shutdown of the Streameast piracy network. Through its 80 associated domains, the network logged more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year, making it the largest illicit live sports streaming operation in the world. “Today, ACE scored […]

In a new decisive step in the fight against organised crime in the audiovisual industry, a massive operation in Argentina has dismantled a criminal network with up to 8 million paying users worldwide and a potential reach of over 20 million clients. The operation, led by the Argentine judiciary, involved technical collaboration from La Liga, […]

Building on its global efforts to combat illegal streaming operations, antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has reached a settlement with the operators of Rare Breed IPTV. As part of the agreement, the operators will permanently shut down their illegal service and pay a significant financial settlement. Rare Breed IPTV was an […]

A federal court in Seattle has issued a default judgment in favour of Amazon and studio plaintiffs Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros and HBO in a joint action targeting an international counterfeiting operation that sold fake DVDs on Amazon. The ruling grants all requested relief—including more than $7.5 million (€6.5m) in statutory damages and broad injunctive […]