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FORUM
roadcast journalist
and session moderator Sian Jones
told delegates that
“piracy as we know is a
growing global phenomenon
and one that needs to be tackled on an international scale”
hence the initiative by AAPA,
the Audiovisual Anti-piracy
Alliance, to bring together
regionally based associations
for the event - Fighting
Audiovisual Piracy On A
Global Basis - some via prerecorded Skype interviews, to
talk about a co-ordinated new
approach to tackling it. “It’s
something that affects all of
us, so tonight we’re talking
about collaboration, the
exchange of information and
the action taken when it
comes to tackling audiovisual
piracy.”
Sheila Cassells, director general
AAPA, acknowledged that audiovisual piracy was “an age-old problem” but welcomed the opportunity to talk about a new approach to
tackling it. Noting that a central
theme at IBC was the Connected
World, she asserted that content
protection was central to the success of ‘content everywhere’ and
hoped the event would explore
how players could reduce the risk
of piracy to bring benefits to the
industry and consumers alike.
“Fighting piracy across borders
is central to AAPA,” she declared.
“To demonstrate our commitment
to enhancing
international
anti-piracy activities and to
building common steps, we shall
be hosting a workshop on crossborder enforcement at the
Interpol International Law
Enforcement IP crime conference
in Dublin.”
REVENUE. Interviewed via
Skype, John Medeiros, chief policy
officer, CASBAA, said that audiovisual piracy damages all players
in the legitimate value chain,
whether it’s cable companies,
telcos, satellite operators, content
providers, creative industries or
governments who lose out on
taxation; “it’s damaging all our
members as well as the wider
economies in which we operate.”
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An event at Amsterdam’s IBC broadcast
technology event brought together
audiovisual anti-piracy associations to
discuss common threats and how the
associations themselves can work
together to address the growing global
challenges. Colin Mann reports.
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stronger enforcement against
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