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AAPA RE-ELECTS CO-PRESIDENTS AND SETS PRIORITIES FOR 2021

AAPA

17th March 2021

The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA- www.aapa.eu ) has announced that Mark Mulready, VP Cyber Services at Irdeto, and Phillip Davies, Director of Anti-Piracy Partnerships at Sky Group, have been reappointed to serve as Co-Presidents for a further two- year term. The Co-Presidents, supported by the Executive Vice President, Sheila Cassells, are responsible for implementing the strategy agreed by AAPA members and for maintaining relationships with global and European law enforcement agencies, including Eurojust, Europol and INTERPOL, and other stakeholders. The management of AAPA is also supported by an Executive Assistant, Cathie Hyslop.

In announcing the re-election of the Co-Presidents, AAPA also set out its priorities for 2021. These include engaging with the European institutions in relation to the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act to secure outcomes acceptable to AAPA members; to build further the capacity of law enforcement to strengthen the fight against piracy, including from a cybercrime perspective; to develop a more comprehensive communications programme; and to boost the work of the AAPA Working Groups through greater participation.

In welcoming his reappointment Mark Mulready said: “We are grateful to AAPA members for re-electing us as Co-Presidents. Their support and participation are key to AAPA achieving the goals it has set itself. The member-led, focused Working Groups are fundamental to the fight against piracy and we will be working with the Co-ordinators to ensure that they can achieve their objectives in the interests of all AAPA members.”

Sheila Cassells said: “I am delighted that Mark and Phill have been re-elected and look forward to working with them over the next two years. Their commitment and enthusiasm for AAPA is unflagging and has helped us to make great strides in the fight against piracy.”

About AAPA: AAPA represents companies involved in the provision of protected audiovisual services, security technology for such services, and the manufacturing of products which facilitate the delivery of such services. AAPA’s mission is to enable the fight against piracy where this involves the development, promotion, distribution, application or use of technologies resulting in the unauthorised use of protected audiovisual content, by co-ordinating intelligence and action supported by effective legislation and its implementation.

For more information about AAPA’s work visit www.aapa.eu

AAPA contact:
Sheila Cassells:
+44 7500 243 136

Sheila.cassells@aapa.eu

Miranda Rock

+44 7957 391 498

Rocket Launch for AAPA

Miranda@rocketlaunch.co.uk

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by AAPA • 01 Oct, 2024

The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) publishes its first Manifesto, linked here . The document aims to recognise past efforts of EU legislators when it comes to content protection and the fight against copyright infringement, whilst admitting that more can and should be done to address this growing issue. Miruna Herovanu, Executive Director of AAPA said : " After years of laying the groundwork to combat online piracy it’s time for EU policymakers and beyond to fully acknowledge that decisive, targeted measures are needed at the European level. The rise of digital theft demands action. We call for strong political resolve to end the theft of our members' content. We're ready to support every stakeholder—law enforcement, policymakers, and industry representatives—to dismantle criminal networks and protect European consumers from harm."

AAPA ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

by AAPA • 28 May, 2024

The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has announced the appointment of Miruna Herovanu as its Executive Director. Miruna was previously the Director at the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand in Europe in charge of Intellectual Property and Competition policies. She took up her position with AAPA on 27 May 2024 and will be based in Brussels. Miruna will replace Sheila Cassells who is retiring as Executive Vice President of AAPA and will report on a day-to-day basis to the two Co-Presidents, Mark Mulready, VP of Cyber Services at Irdeto and Oliver Pribramksy, Head of IP Protection and Committees at the Deutsche Fussball Liga. She will be responsible for the implementation of the strategy agreed by AAPA members, managing relationships with law enforcement agencies such as Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and the European Institutions, delivery of AAPA’s Working Group goals and general management of the Alliance. Mark Mulready said that: “We are delighted to appoint someone of Miruna’s calibre and experience to become the Executive Director of AAPA. Miruna’s commitment to copyright protection is well-known. Her knowledge of the Brussels institutions and the EUIPO will stand AAPA in good stead for future policy developments. A priority will be for Miruna to work closely with AAPA members, the EUIPO and the European Institutions to deliver on, inter alia, the goals of combatting online piracy of sports and other live events recommendation.” Miruna Herovanu commented that: “My professional experience demonstrated that piracy is an ever-growing issue that eats at the heart of Europe’s most important industries. This is a golden opportunity and a new professional challenge that will help further develop my passion for and commitment to protecting copyright. Being able to work with and support industry experts and practitioners in AAPA, law enforcement, the European Institutions and other trade associations is essential to the fight against piracy. I am excited to be taking on this role.”