The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has been leading the way in the fight against piracy with its Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), a group that provides insights into the video industry via reports and conferences that aims to support a vibrant video industry. Leading the way in AVIA’s fight against piracy is newly-appointed CAP General Manager, Matthew Cheetham who took over the role from Aaron Herps in February. A qualified lawyer specialising in intellectual property, particularly in … [Read more...] about AVIA’s Coalition Against Piracy makes progress in the fight against video piracy
site blocking
AVIA, CAP says Indonesia continues to lead the way in site blocking
The Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) has been tracking traffic to sites that have been blocked in Indonesia, as well as overall traffic to pirate sites and legitimate sites. The Indonesian government started blocking illegal sites in the middle of 2019 and by April this year, the total number of sites blocked in Indonesia had topped 3,500. CAP’s latest data also showed traffic to all pirate sites in Indonesia was down by 75% as of January this year compared to when tracking first started in … [Read more...] about AVIA, CAP says Indonesia continues to lead the way in site blocking
CAP consumer survey shows the benefits of site blocking
The Coalition Against Piracy’s (CAP’s) most recent YouGov consumer surveys show that while piracy continues to be a major concern around the Asia Pacific region, particularly in Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines where 61% of consumers admit to accessing pirate services in each country, site blocking, and in particular government regulatory blocking, is having a noticeable effect in stopping consumers accessing pirated content online. Countries around the region that implement site blocking … [Read more...] about CAP consumer survey shows the benefits of site blocking
