Motion Picture Association Statement on USTR’s 2024 Notorious Markets List
WASHINGTON – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative today released its 2024 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (the Notorious Markets List). The following is a statement on the List from Motion Picture Association Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin:
“Every year, the Notorious Markets List identifies the world’s most brazen criminal operations that distribute copyrighted content and infringe upon the hard work of the creative community. In 2025, the List adds another chapter to the same story – offering a clear reminder of how vital the U.S. film, TV, and streaming industry is to the global economy and why it’s essential to protect the rights of creators worldwide.
“The MPA applauds the team at USTR and their interagency partners for their ongoing commitment to protecting the creative marketplace and their tireless work to combat digital piracy. And we are grateful to see the inclusion of more than 15 egregious offenders we identified to USTR on the List, as well as a nod to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment’s (ACE) takedown of Fmovies in Vietnam, once the world’s largest piracy ring.
“In an age of rapidly evolving technologies, defending copyright laws is more important than ever. The MPA will continue to lead the fight to ensure that the intellectual property rights of creators in film and television are respected and upheld.”
About The Motion Picture Association
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) serves as the leading voice and advocate of the motion picture, home video, and television industries. It works in every corner of the globe to advance the creative industry, protect its members’ content across all screens, defend the creative and artistic freedoms of storytellers, and support innovative distribution models that bring an expansion of viewing choices to audiences around the world. Its member studios are Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charles Rivkin is Chairman and CEO.
About The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is the world’s leading coalition dedicated to protecting the legal creative market and reducing digital piracy. Driven by a comprehensive approach to addressing piracy through criminal referrals, civil litigation, and cease-and-desist operations, ACE has achieved many successful global enforcement actions against illegal streaming services and unauthorized content sources and their operators. Drawing upon the collective expertise and resources of more than 50 media and entertainment companies around the world—including sports channels and associations—and reinforced by the Motion Picture Association’s content protection operations, ACE protects the creativity and innovation that drives the global growth of core copyright and entertainment industries. The current governing board members for ACE are Amazon, Apple TV+, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charles Rivkin is Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association and Chairman of ACE.
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