The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center and the Recording Industry Association of America have come to a long-term agreement in which they both consent to expanding and formalizing their current partnership battling digital antipiracy.
According to an April 22 news release, the duo will pursue a “multi-layered strategy” to build upon the digital ecosystem, host joint training events, educate consumers on illegal streaming dangers, enforce the laws of national intellectual property rights and break apart large online criminal enterprises.
“Investigations into illicit streaming services are extremely complex; these services are typically operated from abroad through multi-faceted schemes that touch numerous countries,” IPR Center Acting Director Ricardo Mayoral said, according to the release. “Because of this complexity, our partnership with the RIAA brings us one step closer toward dismantling criminal enterprises that think they are above the law, attempting to use the internet to hide illicit activity.”
Both the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center and the Recording Industry Association of America have agreed to coordinate public and private sector efforts to disrupt and combat all forms of digital piracy as outlined under the signed memorandum of understanding, according to the release.
The release states digital piracy lowers the ability of industries in the U.S. to collect money they earned from intellectual and creative properties. The loss results in fewer jobs, tax revenue loss and the “stifling of American cultural content.”
