AAPA WELCOMES EUIPO STUDIES ON ILLEGAL STREAMING AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) today welcomed two publications from the EUIPO’s Observatory on IP Infringements. The study carried out by the University of Bournemouth (Illegal IPTV in the European Union) illustrates the complexities of illegal streaming business models and the technologies used and, for the first time, estimates the scale of use of piracy services and the associated revenue loss throughout the 28 EU Member States, both in aggregate and individually. The second study (Online Copyright Infringement in the EU) provides a descriptive analysis of trends in piracy and an econometric analysis of factors which influence differences in piracy levels between Member States.

Commenting on the studies Sheila Cassells, Executive Director of AAPA said that: “AAPA was pleased to provide a number of experts to support the Bournemouth University team with their work. These studies offer important insights into the sophisticated business and technological models operated by pirates and highlight the significant adverse impact on the audiovisual industry. Having quantitative estimates should help to persuade policymakers and enforcement agencies that piracy has to be taken seriously and appropriate legislative measures and resources must be devoted to fighting it. “

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The studies are available at:

https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/observatory-publications

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