Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
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Abbreviation | ACE |
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Purpose | Combating copyright infringement and online piracy |
Region | Worldwide |
Key people | Zoe Thorogood (spokesperson)[1] |
Website | alliance4creativity |
Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is a coalition launched on June 13, 2017[2] of over 30 major global entertainment companies and film studios aimed at protecting profits from copyrighted material. [3]
The stated mission of ACE is to protect profits, drawing on the anti-piracy resources of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The organisation plans to conduct research into online pirating, lobby law enforcement to stop and sue pirate enterprises, file sweeping civil litigations, and to "pursue voluntary agreements with responsible parties across the internet ecosystem" — such as search engines and broadband providers.[3]
They shut down the streaming providers Openload and Streamango on the 31 October 2019.
The organisation promotes itself as marking a new level of coordination among multiple stakeholders.[3]
Background[]
According to anti-piracy watchdogs, internet users worldwide saved $107.9 billion by streaming from free content distributors in 2016. The efforts of the industry have proven ineffective at preventing online piracy. According to ACE, there are now as few as 480 online services complying with copyright law in an attempt to stem global demand for copyrighted content.[3][4]
Members[]
The members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment are:[1][3]
Amazon
Apple TV+
AMC Networks
BBC Studios
Bell Media
Canal+ Group
Channel 5
Constantin Film
Discovery Inc.
Foxtel
Grupo Globo
Hulu
Lionsgate
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Millennium Media
NBCUniversal
Netflix
SF Studios
Sky
Sony Pictures
Star India
Studio Babelsberg
STX Entertainment
Telefe
Telemundo
Televisa
Univision Communications
ViacomCBS
Village Roadshow
The Walt Disney Company
WarnerMedia
References[]
- ^ a b "About Us". Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Zoe Thorogood, "Global Entertainment Companies Join Forces to Launch the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment to Reduce Online Piracy", ACE web site, June 13, 2017
- ^ a b c d e Spangler, Todd (13 June 2017). "Entertainment Giants Forge New Alliance to Fight Piracy, Sue Offenders". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Global Entertainment Companies Join Forces to Launch the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment to Reduce Online Piracy". PR Newswire. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- Arts and media trade groups
- Copyright law
- Organizations established in 2017
- Computer law
- Copyright infringement