The theft of audiovisual content is a global, dynamic threat to the prosperity and survival of the creative industries and the technologies used to distribute content. Not only does it erode the value of intellectual property but it also puts at risk thousands of jobs.

Audiovisual piracy occurs in many different ways. It can arise through the illegal redistribution of content or devices or through the circumvention of the technologies used to protect content when it is being distributed to the customer. AAPA’s focus is on these latter forms of piracy.

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