Facebook, YouTube agree to voluntary anti-piracy measures with UK Creatives
Backed by the UK government, British creative industries, along with several major social media services like Facebook and YouTube, have settled on a set of new anti-piracy measures.
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British creative Industries and some social media services have voluntarily agreed to a series of new anti-piracy measures, under the aegis of the UK government.
The process, which was started in 2018 with a roundtable regrouping stakeholders has led to in-depth discussions, facilitated by the UK’s
IP Office, about the ways to tackle copyright infringement.
In a statement, the organisations that took part in the discussions said they “have achieved progress in a number of areas, building on enforcement measures already in place.”
Media release: Creative industries and social media firms agree new, anti-piracy measures in government roundtable
IN 2018, as agreed in the Creative Industries Sector Deal, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) launched a series of government-backed, voluntary roundtable discussions between social media platforms and UK creative businesses.
These roundtable discussions seek to further enhance the means to fight piracy on social media platforms, ensure that participants are aware of all existing measures available to block or remove infringements, and identify new policies, systems and practices that can be introduced to further reduce piracy online.
The stakeholders participating in this roundtable included the Publishers Association, English Premier League, UK record labels association the BPI and its international counterpart, IFPI, the Motion Picture Association (MPA), Sky, Professional Publishers Association (PPA), interactive entertainment trade body trade UKIE,