MPAA Urges IPEC To Ensure Increased IP Enforcement
MPAA wants the joint strategic plan of the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator to ensure the "highly significant resources and expertise of the federal government are deployed efficiently" against those stealing intellectual property, the association said in…
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comments to IPEC. The comment period for the three-year joint strategic plan, which will become effective in 2016, ended last week, with conflicting suggestions (see 1510190052). MPAA said that since the implementation of the last joint strategic plan, the use of domain names for unlawful conduct, the prevalence of piracy websites prominently appearing on search engines and the use of data storage services to host websites trafficking stolen content have been key areas in which progress has been lagging. MPAA asked IPEC to address those issues in the plan being developed and to continue coordinating enforcement actions against those who steal copyrighted material. The group suggested IPEC continue to facilitate and encourage industry collaboration on initiatives to address IP theft.