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PRESS RELEASE: ILLEGAL STREAMING IN THE SPOTLIGHT 

AAPA

21st September 2016

AAPA sponsors IIPCIC conference; hosts global workshop on illegal streaming London, 21 September 2016

Celebrating its 10th anniversary the International Intellectual Property Crime Investigators College (IIPCIC) conference brought together over 500 delegates from around the world to discuss past successes and future threats in the fight against intellectual property crime. Sponsoring the conference AAPA built upon past collaboration with INTERPOL to hold a panel discussion on the threats to content protection from new technologies, with a focus on illegal streaming.

Michael Barley, Joint Vice-President of AAPA and Director of Group Security at Sky, commented that: "Being involved in the IIPCIC conference and this panel provides an ideal opportunity to put illegal streaming in the spotlight. In order to tackle this growing form of piracy we need law enforcement agents to understand the scale and complexity of the problem. Illegal streaming does not respect national boundaries and can emanate from virtually any country in the world. Being able to discuss this issue with a global audience from law enforcement at the IIPCIC conference can help us to fight illegal streaming more effectively."

In a separate initiative AAPA hosted a workshop on illegal streaming and illegal streaming devices. Attended by rights owners, platform operators, media technology providers, broadcasters and other trade associations from Europe, the Far East, Middle East and Latin America the workshop provided a forum for participants to exchange information on trends; sources of illegal streaming devices; and enforcement actions taken. Discussion also took place on the adequacy of existing laws. The objective of the workshop was to identify how the participants could collaborate to enhance the success of enforcement action.

Sheila Cassells, Executive Director of AAPA, said that: "Many stakeholders are engaged in the fight against illegal streaming and the sale of illegal streaming devices. This workshop allows private sector organisations to share knowledge and intelligence and to create a framework for future collaboration where we can leverage on each other's activities. AAPA is committed to working with private and public sector partners to stem illegal streaming. We will build upon the IIPCIC conference panel and this workshop to host a similar focussed event on illegal streaming for law enforcement, governments, etc., early next year."

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Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance 2024-2029 EU Manifesto

by AAPA • 1 October 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.”