The Motion Picture Association is to recognise US Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers (R) with 2026 MPA Industry Champion Awards for their policy efforts to promote and protect the creative community. The 2026 MPA Creative Protector Award will be presented to the Egyptian Ministry of Interior for their partnership with […]
Motion Picture Association Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin has reaffirmed the body’s commitment to protecting copyright in the age of AI. Delivering his annual State of the Industry address at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Rivkin noted that every time there had been a new advancement, the industry had persisted. “We’ve adapted. We’ve thrived. We’ve always […]
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has appointed Raúl Rolo as Vice President and Regional Legal Counsel, LatAm, reinforcing the MPA’s commitment to IP protection and government relations throughout Latin America. Rolo will report to Carla Sánchez-Armas, Managing Director of Latin America for the MPA, and Jesse Martin, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel (Global […]
Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), has voiced his concerns following the launch of Chinese AI service Seedance 2.0 from ByteDance. “In a single day, the Chinese AI service Seedance 2.0 has engaged in unauthorised use of US copyrighted works on a massive scale,” he stated. “By launching a service […]
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 […]