Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
AbbreviationACE
FormationJune 13, 2017 (2017-06-13)
PurposeCombating copyright infringement and online piracy
Region
Worldwide
Websitealliance4creativity.com

Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is a coalition[1] of over 30 major global entertainment companies and film studios aimed at protecting profits from copyrighted material. [2] ACE was launched on June 13, 2017.

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.[2]

On October 31, 2019, they shut down the streaming providers Openload and Streamango. In December of 2020, ACE shut down pirate IPTV service Beast IPTV.[3] In May of 2021, ACE shut down and seized the domain of popular streaming site 123movies.la.[4]

The organisation promotes itself as marking a new level of coordination among multiple stakeholders.[2]

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.[2][5]

Members

As of May 2023, the members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment are:[6][2][7][8][9][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Spangler, Todd (13 June 2017). "Entertainment Giants Forge New Alliance to Fight Piracy, Sue Offenders". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Beast IPTV Shut Down By Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment * TorrentFreak". Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ↑ "123Movies.la Shut Down By Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment * TorrentFreak". Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ↑ Newswire "Global Entertainment Companies Join Forces to Launch the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment to Reduce Online Piracy" (Press release). Retrieved 4 October 2017. {{cite press release}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ↑ "About Us". Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dubai-based OSN joins the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment". 17 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Anti-piracy coalition ACE gains 11 new members". 14 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "MPA's Anti-Piracy Organization ACE Adds First Partners in Asia".
  10. ↑ "United Media Joins Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment to Combat Piracy in Europe | United Media".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.