By Chris Ortman A new report from the Digital Citizens Alliance, conducted by MediaLink LLC, details the windfall profits that illegal, for-profit pirate sites collect from legitimate advertisers. The findings, based on a sample of nearly 600 sites, reveal that the most heavily trafficked pirate sites make upwards of $6... Read more
By Ruth Vitale Creativity entertains, inspires, challenges and amuses audiences across the globe. It gives rise to extraordinary works of art that enrich our lives, ignite social change, and provide millions of jobs. Creativity is the backbone of our culture and our economy. At CreativeFuture, our goal is to educate... Read more
CreativeFuture Promotes the Value of Creativity in the Digital Age, Expanded Audience Access, and Voluntary, Cooperative Solutions that Preserve the Creative Process and Reduce Digital Theft LOS ANGELES – A broad-based coalition of more than 65 film and television companies, independent production and financing companies, unions, guilds, talent agencies, and... Read more
Yesterday, Bloomberg TV interviewed Sunil Iyengar of the National Endowment for the Arts to discuss a new study that analyzes the economic contributions of arts, entertainment, and culture. “This was the first time that the U.S. Government had really put a dollar figure to the total contribution of arts and... Read more
Flesh-eating zombies are not the only thing that concerns Gale Anne Hurd. The Executive Producer of AMC’s hit series “The Walking Dead” spoke out yesterday about the harmful impact of piracy at Variety’s annual Content Protection Summit. Says the Creative Community, Responsible Businesses, and Parents Can All Play a Role... Read more
A new study released today by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) demonstrates how our jobs and creative works helped the copyright industries contribute more than $1 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2012 – an all-time high. See coverage in the Los Angeles Times. “This report makes it crystal... Read more
On Sunday, The New York Times ran an op-ed by essayist and cartoonist Tim Kreider, who writes eloquently and humorously about his frustrations with the fact that many people expect him to work for free. Just as the atom bomb was the weapon that was supposed to render war obsolete,... Read more
In a positive development for the creative community, several key advertising leaders converged at Advertising Week in New York City to sound the alarm about the harmful effects of digital piracy. Wenda Harris Millard of MediaLink moderated a panel discussion called “Digital Media Value Under Attack: It’s Worse than You... Read more
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property today held a hearing on the role of voluntary agreements in supporting intellectual property rights online and promoting a safe, legal, and prosperous Internet economy – and featured testimony from witnesses representing creative industries. Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) applauded all stakeholders for ‘confronting... Read more
Today on Capitol Hill, at an event hosted by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), industry analyst David Price of NetNames unveiled a new report that measures the size and shape of online piracy – and details how piracy profiteers are finding new ways to make money off stolen... Read more