International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA)

It's always a #fun week when USPTO's #IP #Attachés come to town for their annual consultations every December! International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA)'s #ExecutiveDirector Kevin Rosenbaum kicked the week off by leading a two-hour briefing with #IIPA's members for the 14 IP Attaché and #IPSpecialists teams on challenges and opportunities #US #creators and #CreativeIndustries face overseas (#piracy #legislation #MarketAccess); IIPA then joined a group of like-minded #IndustryAssociations to #strategize with Geneva-based IP Attachés Marina Lamm and Hélène Liwinski on engagement at World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO and World Trade Organization; and finally, IIPA joined the #DigitalCreatorsCoalition meeting with the IP Attachés to discuss how #copyright #protection and #enforcement impact the U.S. economy - pictured, Copyright Alliance's #VP for #legal #policy Rachel Kim briefs the group about recent international #AI and copyright developments. Special thanks to all the IP Attachés and IP Specialists for joining us last week (and thank you for your #service!), the Acting Director of the IP Attaché program Deborah Lashley-Johnson, and USPTO's #OfficeOfPolicyAndInternationalAffairs for all you do to support the U.S. creative industries each year! Association of American Publishers (AAP) Lui Simpson, Entertainment Software Association Amanda Wilson Denton, Independent Film & Television Alliance Susan Cleary, Motion Picture Association Anissa Brennan Julie Anglin Charlie Schonberger, Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) George York, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center Kelly Anderson, Sharon Israel David G., Linda M. Quigley, Maria Beatriz Dellore, Michael Mangelson, Conrad Wong, Juli Schwartz, Rachel Bae, John Cabeca, Jennifer Chicoski, Claudia Cristina Rojas Olguín, Matt Kohner, Aisha Salem-Howey, Cairo Jennings, Katherine M. Hiner, Sydney Blitman, and Pete Mehravari.

Today was one of International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA)'s favorite mornings of the year, with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center hosting its annual USPTO #IP #Attaché #Roundtable! Special shoutout to #IIPA members Entertainment Software Association's Senior Counsel Amanda Wilson Denton and Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) #SVP George York for moderating two fantastic #IPAttaché panels on #LatinAmerica and #Europe respectively, and huge thanks to #GIPC's Kelly Anderson and Ryan Denson for making the 18th IP Attaché Roundtable an incredible success! Here, China-based U.S. IP Attachés Michael Mangelson (#Beijing) and Juli Schwartz (#Shanghai), and Conrad Wong (#Guangzhou) shared recent updates about the dynamic IP environment in China. If you want to learn more about IP challenges facing the U.S. #creators and #CreativeIndustries in China, check out IIPA's 2024 Special 301 China Report - https://lnkd.in/eg2PYp9i.

It's the time of year when we all look back at the entertainment content we have consumed. IIPA glanced back to see all that we have accomplished this year, and we're happy to say it was a lot! We started the year off strong by submitting our #special301 report, and we followed it up with #advocacy for #copyright #protection and #enforcement. As always, our summer playlist included such hits as #AGOA and #APEP, followed by a fall filled with #NotoriousMarkets and #WTOCompliance reports. Stay tuned for our next releases, including the latest remix of our #economicreport and our Special 301 greatest hits!

IIPA can't celebrate a holiday without relating is back to copyright... So while you enjoy your turkey and pie, consider all the ways copyright allows you to enjoy the Thanksgiving Holiday: • The cookbook you picked up to perfect your sweet potato casserole is protected by copyright! • The music playing in the background of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is made possible by copyright laws! • The broadcast of the football game that your family watches after stuffing yourselves is protected by copyright! • The app you sneak off to play to escape family drama contains source code protected by copyright!

IIPA turned 40 this November! We celebrated by doing what we love most - #international #copyright #policy #advocacy. We look forward to the next four decades of protecting copyright!

This month, #pirate television and movie site Braflix voluntarily shut down. Braflix operated out of Brazil and relied on third-party sources to provide #pirated materials to consumers. IIPA member company Motion Picture Association flagged Braflix as a “severe piracy threat” in EU consultations earlier this year. The site was amassing over a million monthly visits and avoided #enforcement mechanisms by domain hopping. On November 4th, Braflix announced they would be voluntarily closing, stating “we have too much to lose.” The site noted that part of their reason for closing was receipt of cease and desist notices from both the City of London Police and the MPA. This story is further evidence that the pressure that IIPA and our member companies put on pirates works to cut down #copyright #infringement. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eyShhUFA

#Judges play a #critical role preventing #copyright #piracy and the #theft of #music, #books, #VideoGames, #film and #TVshows! International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA)'s Director of Policy and Legal Affairs Pete Mehravari joined a group of The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) judges from #Qatar, #Kuwait, and #Oman who participated in a USPTO #GlobalIPAcademy #judicial exchange led by #USPTO's Ameen Imam. Director Mehravari spoke about the importance of #deterrent #sentencing against #pirates and #PiracyOperators to not only stop future theft, but as a signal to the #Gulf's ever growing #CreativeCommunity that their content is #protected and #respected. Stopping piracy is a #global concern, but it is important to know how #YOU can play a role!

There's nothing spookier than a marketplace abandoned of copyright enforcement measures... stay safe this Halloween and avoid pirates!

We are so honored to have worked with Copyright Alliance to draft this blogpost that addresses the importance of #copyright #protection internationally. A strong copyright ecosystem around the world helps boost U.S. #creators and the U.S. #economy right here at home!

#IP #copyright #industries #collabration and #advocay is critical in today's #global #digital #marketplace! Special thanks to U.S. Chamber of Commerce's U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center's #ExecutiveDirector Kelly Anderson for inviting International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA)'s Kevin Rosenbaum, Pete Mehravari, and Sydney Blitman, plus our mutual #members Entertainment Software Association and Motion Picture Association, to join an insightful discussion with World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO's #Director of the Copyright Division Michele Woods (who provided a fantastic briefing on everything happening at WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and #RelatedRights #SCCR) and #WIPO's Head of Industry and #NGO Relations Charles Randolph.