In joint operations, more than 30 Hollywood film and television companies have established an anti-piracy alliance

Members of the Creative and Entertainment Alliance include major film and television companies, as well as digital platforms led by Amazon, Netflix and Hulu, to help fight pirates through self-monitoring and the Motion Picture Institute of America's "Global Anti-Piracy Resources."

Hollywood and Silicon Valley seem to have reached an agreement on combating online piracy. About 30 content makers formed a global alliance called the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment on Tuesday in the U.S. local time, hoping to combat "the continuing harm that piracy causes to creators, consumers and the economy."

It is reported that the alliance's members include major film and television companies, as well as digital platforms led by Amazon, Netflix and Hulu. The alliance will help law enforcement officials crack down on pirates through self-monitoring by each member and the Motion Picture Institute of America's "global anti-piracy resources."

In addition to digital platforms such as Amazon and Netflix, as well as CBS, Disney, Fox and NBCUniversal, other companies also include AMC Television Network, BBC, Bell Canada, Canal+ Group, Constantine Pictures, Foxtel TV, GrupoGlobo, HBO, Lionsgate Pictures, Paramount, MGM, Millennium Pictures, Sony, Sky TV, Warner Corporation and STXEntertainment.

Measures to combat piracy will include filing civil lawsuits, working with national content protection agencies, and developing "voluntary agreements on the Internet ecosystem."

The Creative and Entertainment Alliance said that according to statistics from P2P distributors, pirated downloads of wide-format movies, prime-time TV series, and high-definition video-on-demand programs last year were approximately 5.4 billion times.

David Heyman, legal counsel for Netflix, said: "While we are committed to providing consumers with the best movie-viewing experience, these are ultimately undermined by piracy, and there are still many pirates around the world who are trying to join the ranks. Benefit from it. Through this alliance, we will work together, share resources, and use the group's anti-piracy resources to solve global online piracy problems."

Chris Dodd, CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, said that Hollywood has always adhered to the gold standard of anti-piracy, and it is a matter of great pride to support the "Creative and Entertainment Alliance" and their initiatives by providing global anti-piracy resources and through the deep expertise of their anti-piracy department.

Editor: jessica