Earlier this month at FSC's membership meeting, FSC and Sureflixx announced a merger of efforts in our anti-piracy activities. Sureflixx's GAPA (Global Anti-Piracy Agency) and FSC have combined plans and are moving forward to help our industry address one of its most significant challenges, piracy.
Sureflixx presented a check to FSC for $25,000 at the meeting to fund the first phase of the initiative Anti-Piracy 101, a series of workshops designed to give participants information and materials that they can immediately use in their businesses. The workshops are:
* Filing Copyrights: Participants learn how to obtain the most basic protection content owners must have. Get the forms and procedures you need to do it yourself.
* Tracking Pirated Content: Participants go inside the world of bit-torrent and other file-sharing sites for a how-to on tracking your pirated content as well as tips on protecting your content from being pirated in the first place.
* Cease-and-Desist Letters & Takedown Notices: Participants find out how, when and to whom to send them. Get templates and procedures for both types of documents.
* Suing the Bastards: Participants learn how to gather evidence that will stick when taking legal action against pirates. Hear from attorneys and content owners who've been through the litigation process. Learn what it costs in time and money, your potential for success, and how to coordinate class-action suits.
These workshops will lead up to a Piracy Summit to be held in the fall. The summit will be a comprehensive collection of efforts to fight the negative effects of piracy on our industry as well as the motion picture and recording industry. FSC and Sureflixx understand that there is no quick fix to the issue of piracy. We aim to give information and tools to members of our industry so that we can make responsible, effective decisions for our businesses.
Sureflixx has demonstrated true philanthropy in understanding that the war against this global threat must be waged collectively. They hope to inspire others to follow in their footsteps to address this issue as an industry. Thank you, Sureflixx, for your insight and true leadership.
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