Organization:Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
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| Abbreviation | ACE |
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| Formation | June 13, 2017 |
| Purpose | Combating copyright infringement and online piracy |
Region | Worldwide |
| Website | alliance4creativity |
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]
Amazon- Apple TV+
- AMC Networks
Aniplex (Sony)
BBC Studios
BeIN Media Group
Bell Media
Canal+ Group
Caracol Televisión- Channel 5
Chilevisión- Crunchyroll (Sony)
Constantin Film- DAZN Group
Foxtel- France Télévisions
GMA Network
Grupo Globo
Grupo Televisa- HBO
- Hulu
- Lionsgate
MBC Group- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Millicom- Millennium Media
- NBCUniversal
- Netflix
OSN- Ole Distribution
- Paramount Global
- RTL Deutschland
- Sentai Filmworks (AMC Networks)
SF Studios- Sky
- Sony Pictures
Disney Star- Studio Babelsberg
- STX Entertainment
Telefe- Telemundo
- TelevisaUnivision
TrueVisions
United Group- Village Roadshow
ViuTV- The Walt Disney Company
- Warner Bros. Discovery
See also
- Content Overseas Distribution Association, a similar Japanese anti-piracy group for anime and manga series
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Spangler, Todd (13 June 2017). "Entertainment Giants Forge New Alliance to Fight Piracy, Sue Offenders". Variety. https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/entertainment-studios-piracy-lawsuits-1202463987/. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ↑ "Beast IPTV Shut Down By Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment * TorrentFreak" (in en). https://torrentfreak.com/beast-iptv-shut-down-by-alliance-for-creativity-and-entertainment-201228/.
- ↑ "123Movies.la Shut Down By Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment * TorrentFreak" (in en). https://torrentfreak.com/123movies-la-shut-down-by-alliance-for-creativity-and-entertainment-210510/.
- ↑ Newswire "Global Entertainment Companies Join Forces to Launch the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment to Reduce Online Piracy" Check
|url=value (help) (Press release). Retrieved 4 October 2017. - ↑ "About Us". Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. http://alliance4creativity.com/. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ↑ "Dubai-based OSN joins the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment". 17 January 2023. https://creativeindustriesnews.com/2023/01/dubai-based-osn-joins-the-alliance-for-creativity-and-entertainment/?amp=1.
- ↑ "Anti-piracy coalition ACE gains 11 new members". 14 December 2022. https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2022/12/14/anti-piracy-coalition-ace-gains-11-new-members/.
- ↑ "MPA's Anti-Piracy Organization ACE Adds First Partners in Asia". https://money.yahoo.com/mpa-anti-piracy-organization-ace-010041303.html.
- ↑ "United Media Joins Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment to Combat Piracy in Europe | United Media". https://www.unitedmedia.net/united-media-joins-alliance-for-creativity-and-entertainment-to-combat-piracy-in-europe/.
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