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'''MPAA''' is the abbreviation for '''Motion Picture Association of America'''. It was established in the year 1922 by some of the presidents of the major motion picture studios by the name Motion Picture Producers and Distributors. It was later named Motion Picture Association of America in the year 1945. <ref name="link1">[http://www.mpaa.org/about/history mpaa.org]History</ref>. The MPAA is a trade association, which represents all the major producers as well as the distributors of theatrical motion pictures, television programs and home video material. <ref name="link2">[http://forum.icann.org/tldapps/3A05E810000011C9.html forum.icann.org]</ref>
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The '''Motion Picture Association of America''' ('''MPAA''') is a trade association representing major producers and distributors of theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and home video material.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/tldapps/3A05E810000011C9.html forum.icann.org]</ref> It was established in 1922 as Motion Picture Producers and Distributors by several presidents of major motion picture studios. It was renamed Motion Picture Association of America in the year 1945.<ref>[http://www.mpaa.org/about/history MPAA History]</ref>
  
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The main offices of the MPAA are located at Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and California. It also has content protection teams based in Chicago, New York and Dallas. Apart from these, the MPAA and its subsidiaries also have commercial and regional offices in Singapore, Brussels, Mexico City, Sao Paulo and Toronto. The MPAA along with its content protection groups also works with various other organizations from more than 30 countries all around the world. <ref>[http://www.mpaa.org/about mpaa.org]about</ref>
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The main offices of the MPAA are located in Los Angeles, California, and Washington D.C. It also has content protection teams based in Chicago, New York and Dallas. Apart from these, the MPAA and its subsidiaries also have commercial and regional offices in Singapore, Brussels, Mexico City, Sao Paulo and Toronto. The MPAA, along with its content protection groups, also works with various other organizations from more than 30 countries all around the world.<ref>[http://www.mpaa.org/about MPAA About]</ref>
  
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== Mission of MPAA ==
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The MPAA is comprised of the 6 major motion picture studios in the US, which are Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Sony Pictures Corporation, Warner Bros Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Universal City Studios LLC.<ref>[http://www.mpaa.org/faq MPAA FAQ]</ref>
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The main mission of the MPAA is to enhance the art and business of filmmaking and increase its enjoyment all over the world.<ref name="link1">[http://www.mpaa.org/about/history mpaa.org]History</ref>
 
  
 
== Functions of the MPAA ==
 
== Functions of the MPAA ==
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The main mission of the MPAA is to enhance the art and business of filmmaking and increase its enjoyment all over the world.<ref>[http://www.mpaa.org/about/history MPAA History]</ref>
  
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The main functions of the MPAA is to work towards providing the creative as well as artistic freedom to filmmakers as well work towards rallying private and public institutions all around the world and safeguard their interests as well as protect their intellectual property rights. It also thrives towards enhancing technology-driven innovation and also works towards opening the markets to the film industry.<ref name="link1">[http://www.mpaa.org/about/history mpaa.org]History</ref> The MPAA is the advocate and voice of the American motion picture, television industries and home video. Its efforts range from engaging in myriad technology, legislative, education and law enforcement initiatives. <ref name="link2">[http://www.mpaa.org/faq mpaa.org]</ref>
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The MPAA works towards providing creative as well as artistic freedom for filmmakers, as well towards rallying private and public institutions all around the world and safeguarding their interests as well as protect their intellectual property rights. It also thrives towards enhancing technology-driven innovation and works towards opening the markets to the film industry.<ref>[http://www.mpaa.org/about/history MPAA History]</ref> The MPAA is the advocate and voice of American motion picture and television industries, as well as makers home video. Its efforts range from engaging in myriad technology, legislative, education and law enforcement initiatives. <ref>[http://www.mpaa.org/faq MPAA FAQ]</ref>
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== Members of the MPAA ==
 
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Some of the key members of the Motion Picture Association of America include the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Sony Pictures Corporation, Warner Bros Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Universal City Studios LLC. All these members of the MPAA are nothing but the six major U.S. motion picture studios. <ref name="link2">[http://www.mpaa.org/faq mpaa.org]</ref>  
 
  
 
== MPAA and ICANN ==
 
== MPAA and ICANN ==
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MPAA supports [[ICANN]]'s aim to introduce a limited number of [[TLD]]s as a proof of concept as it believes that it will help to bring about consistency and stability of the Internet as well as enhance the utility of the [[DNS]]. The MPAA is also one of the active members of the [[IPC|Intellectual Property]] and [[Business Constituency|Business Constituencies]] of the ICANN Generic Names Supporting Organization ([[GNSO]]).<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/tldapps/3A05E810000011C9.html forum.icann.org]</ref> The MPAA also works with ICANN to protect its interest in case of there is any theft to its intellectual property materials.<ref>[http://cpsr.org/prevsite/conferences/dns99/spkr-Session-5.htm/ cpsr.org]</ref>
  
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MPAA supports the aim of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]) of introducing the limited number of Top Level Domains or TLDs as a proof of concept as it believes that it will help to bring a consistency as well as stability of the Internet as well as enhance the utility of DNS. The MPAA is also one of the active members of the Intellectual Property and Business Constituencies of the ICANN Domain Name Supporting Organization ([[DNSO]]).<ref name="link2">[http://forum.icann.org/tldapps/3A05E810000011C9.html forum.icann.org]</ref> The MPAA also works with ICANN to protect its interest in case of there is any theft to its intellectual property materials. <ref>[http://cpsr.org/prevsite/conferences/dns99/spkr-Session-5.htm/ cpsr.org]</ref>
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==Project Goliath==
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In December 2014, a leaked legal memo released following a major hack of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment| Sony Pictures] revealed a plan on the part of the MPAA to blacklist pirate websites on the [[ISP]] level, erasing the [[URL]]s for sites that infringe copyright in the [[DNS]]. This tactic was originally proposed in the [[SOPA|Stop Online Piracy Act]], which was shelved due to widespread public opposition. The legal memo has given rise to substantial public opposition given the widely perceived risk of censorship and abuse of power if it were enacted.<ref>[http://www.techtimes.com/articles/22525/20141219/google-slams-mpaa-for-trying-to-censor-internet-project-goliath-reveals-rift.htm/ Tech Times Google slams MPAA for trying to censor internet] Retrieved 21st December 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/project-goliath-emails-show-how-scared-hollywood-is-of-google-2014-12/ Business Insider Project Goliath emails show how scared Hollywood is of Google] Retrieved 21st December 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/16/7401769/the-mpaa-wants-to-strike-at-dns-records-piracy-sopa-leaked-documents?rss=1/ The MPAA wants to strike at DNS records] Retrieved 21st December 2014.</ref>
  
 
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Mpaa.png
Industry: Motion Pictures, Film, Television
Founded: 1922
Headquarters: 1600 Eye St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
Country: USA
Website: mpaa.org
Blog: mpaa.org/blog
Facebook: MPAA
Twitter: TwitterIcon.png@MPAA
Key People
Christopher J. Dodd, Chairman & CEO

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is a trade association representing major producers and distributors of theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and home video material.[1] It was established in 1922 as Motion Picture Producers and Distributors by several presidents of major motion picture studios. It was renamed Motion Picture Association of America in the year 1945.[2]

The main offices of the MPAA are located in Los Angeles, California, and Washington D.C. It also has content protection teams based in Chicago, New York and Dallas. Apart from these, the MPAA and its subsidiaries also have commercial and regional offices in Singapore, Brussels, Mexico City, Sao Paulo and Toronto. The MPAA, along with its content protection groups, also works with various other organizations from more than 30 countries all around the world.[3]

The MPAA is comprised of the 6 major motion picture studios in the US, which are Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Sony Pictures Corporation, Warner Bros Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Universal City Studios LLC.[4]

Functions of the MPAA

The main mission of the MPAA is to enhance the art and business of filmmaking and increase its enjoyment all over the world.[5]

The MPAA works towards providing creative as well as artistic freedom for filmmakers, as well towards rallying private and public institutions all around the world and safeguarding their interests as well as protect their intellectual property rights. It also thrives towards enhancing technology-driven innovation and works towards opening the markets to the film industry.[6] The MPAA is the advocate and voice of American motion picture and television industries, as well as makers home video. Its efforts range from engaging in myriad technology, legislative, education and law enforcement initiatives. [7]

MPAA and ICANN

MPAA supports ICANN's aim to introduce a limited number of TLDs as a proof of concept as it believes that it will help to bring about consistency and stability of the Internet as well as enhance the utility of the DNS. The MPAA is also one of the active members of the Intellectual Property and Business Constituencies of the ICANN Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO).[8] The MPAA also works with ICANN to protect its interest in case of there is any theft to its intellectual property materials.[9]

Project Goliath

In December 2014, a leaked legal memo released following a major hack of Sony Pictures revealed a plan on the part of the MPAA to blacklist pirate websites on the ISP level, erasing the URLs for sites that infringe copyright in the DNS. This tactic was originally proposed in the Stop Online Piracy Act, which was shelved due to widespread public opposition. The legal memo has given rise to substantial public opposition given the widely perceived risk of censorship and abuse of power if it were enacted.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ forum.icann.org
  2. ↑ MPAA History
  3. ↑ MPAA About
  4. ↑ MPAA FAQ
  5. ↑ MPAA History
  6. ↑ MPAA History
  7. ↑ MPAA FAQ
  8. ↑ forum.icann.org
  9. ↑ cpsr.org
  10. ↑ Tech Times Google slams MPAA for trying to censor internet Retrieved 21st December 2014.
  11. ↑ Business Insider Project Goliath emails show how scared Hollywood is of Google Retrieved 21st December 2014.
  12. ↑ The MPAA wants to strike at DNS records Retrieved 21st December 2014.
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