Motion Picture Association Statement on House Introduction of FADPA
WASHINGTON – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA). The following is a statement from MPA Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin:
“The Motion Picture Association applauds Rep. Lofgren for introducing the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act – common-sense legislation that aims to combat the growing harms caused by foreign criminal piracy. Intellectual property theft drains at least $30 billion and 230,000 jobs from the U.S. economy each year. Foreign online criminals also threaten American consumers with malware attacks, financial fraud, and identity theft schemes. More than 55 nations around the world, including democracies such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, have put in place tools similar to those proposed by Rep. Lofgren, and they have successfully reduced piracy’s harms while protecting consumer access to legal content. The MPA thanks Rep. Lofgren for introducing FADPA and for her commitment to work with Chairman Issa to enact legislation this Congress to ensure America’s creators have effective enforcement tools to combat offshore piracy targeting the U.S. market.”
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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.
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