COMMUNICATION - COMMENTARY
Since its inception in 2007, the CCP has emphasized public awareness and education about creators’ rights in various outlets and contexts including events we’ve organized or attended, publications we’ve released, or advocacy initiatives in which we’ve participated. That mission is no less important today, given the continued technological development throughout the past seventeen years and with individual creators finding it harder than ever to leverage themselves in an increasingly competitive content marketplace. In addition to curating informational articles and secondary source reporting covering important trends and developments, we provide selective commentary and insight on specific topics from thought leaders and industry luminaries.
The opinions expressed below are those of their authors, but they all resonate with respect for creators’ rights and content distribution for consumers’ enjoyment. These are people we admire who have something to say and deserve to be heard.
Site-blocking is closing the front door to online piracy
- By Don Groves
- 21/02/2018
The fight against online piracy in Australia is making significant headway thanks to the court-ordered blocking of 59 illegal sites, according to new research. Traffic to blocked sites has been.........
Canada and New Zealand: Both Wrestling with Offshore Piracy and Both Seeking an Effective Solution
- by Hugh Stephens
- 08/02/2018
Canadians and Kiwis have a lot in common. For one thing, they both live in the shadow of larger neighbours who tend to take them for granted. It is particularly.........
Streaming Piracy Devices Threaten Hong Kong’s Creative Industry
- by Clera Chu
- 02/02/2018
Despite a ground-breaking court decision in 2017, piracy devices and apps have continued to thrive and threaten the survival of the local creative industry. Last December, the court convicted for.........
Strong Partnerships Drive Content Protection Success In Asia Pacific
- by Mike Ellis
- 12/01/2018
As CineAsia marks the end of another year and we draw together to muse about Hollywood’s upcoming slates and the year ahead, it’s also a good opportunity to cast an.........
How Piracy Can Hurt Consumers
- by Michael D. Smith, Brett Danaher and Rahul Telang
- 08/12/2017
The public debate about Internet piracy is typically seen as pitting the interests of producers versus the interests of consumers. On one hand, the empirical evidence is clear: piracy hurts.........
An Objective Analysis of Site Blocking: What the Research Shows
- by Dr. Brett Danaher
- 31/10/2017
I’ve just returned from my first visit to Taiwan, where I met with representatives from the ROC Government and the local creative industries, and participated in an international conference regarding.........
Understanding the “Kodi Box” Issue
- by Ruth Vitale
- 27/10/2017
We have a long and frustrating history on piracy and other copyright matters with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). We’ve said it before – EFF sometimes does good work. That’s.........
Establishing An Infringing Website List For Taiwan – The First Of 3 Lessons We Can Learn From The UK Governments Support For The Creative Industries
- by Anderson Ho, CEO of TBPA
- 02/10/2017
Over the past fifteen years, the Taiwan Government’s enthusiasm towards addressing copyright infringement has waxed and waned considerably, typically in response to outside attention from its international trading partners. For.........
Not All Smooth Sailing for Vietnam’s Emerging Online Video Trend
- by Hoang Viet Tien
- 28/09/2017
The influence of foreign pop culture is growing on young Vietnamese. The local youth lifestyle appears to be evolving towards ever more internationalized trends. This is impacting on every aspect.........
App Piracy Stifles Innovation, Harms Consumers
- by Ruth Vitale
- 04/09/2017
Mobile applications – the fun, useful programs that tell you how to get home, give you awesome bunny ears, introduce you to the love of your life, and let you.........
Overbroad Safe Harbors—A Threat to a Healthy Internet
- by Dr. George S. Ford
- 04/09/2017
The meteoric rise of the Internet has changed the way we communicate, conduct commerce, entertain ourselves and more. But an avalanche of unsavory, dangerous and illegal online behavior has raised.........
Vietnam and 123Movies: Whatever the Reasons for the Shut-down, It’s a Major Step Forward
When Vietnam-based popular pirate movie streaming site 123Movies, aka GoMovies, suddenly announced last month that they were shutting down—and advised its users to start paying for content– there was both.........