Organization:Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment

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Short description: Global content coalition
Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
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AbbreviationACE
FormationJune 13, 2017; 7 years ago (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]

  • United States Amazon
  • United States Apple TV+
  • United States AMC Networks
  • Japan Aniplex (Sony)
  • United Kingdom BBC Studios
  • Qatar BeIN Media Group
  • Canada Bell Media
  • France Canal+ Group
  • Colombia Caracol Televisión
  • United Kingdom Channel 5
  • Chile Chilevisión
  • United States Crunchyroll (Sony)
  • Germany Constantin Film
  • United Kingdom DAZN Group
  • Australia Foxtel
  • France France Télévisions
  • Philippines GMA Network
  • Brazil Grupo Globo
  • Mexico Grupo Televisa
  • United States HBO
  • United States Hulu
  • CanadaUnited States Lionsgate
  • Saudi Arabia MBC Group
  • United States Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Luxembourg Millicom
  • United States Millennium Media
  • United States NBCUniversal
  • United States Netflix
  • United Arab Emirates OSN
  • United States Ole Distribution
  • United States Paramount Global
  • Germany RTL Deutschland
  • United States Sentai Filmworks (AMC Networks)
  • Sweden SF Studios
  • United Kingdom Sky
  • JapanUnited States Sony Pictures
  • India Disney Star
  • Germany Studio Babelsberg
  • United States STX Entertainment
  • Argentina Telefe
  • United States Telemundo
  • Mexico United States TelevisaUnivision
  • Thailand TrueVisions
  • Netherlands United Group
  • Australia Village Roadshow
  • ChinaHong Kong ViuTV
  • United States The Walt Disney Company
  • United States Warner Bros. Discovery

See also

  • Content Overseas Distribution Association, a similar Japanese anti-piracy group for anime and manga series

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. 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. 
  3. "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/. 
  4. "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/. 
  5. 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.
  6. "About Us". Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. http://alliance4creativity.com/. Retrieved 4 October 2017. 
  7. "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. 
  8. "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/. 
  9. "MPA's Anti-Piracy Organization ACE Adds First Partners in Asia". https://money.yahoo.com/mpa-anti-piracy-organization-ace-010041303.html. 
  10. "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/.