LOS ANGELES – The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) today issued the following statement from Bob Pisano, President and Interim CEO, regarding the release of a new report by MarkMonitor that estimates the volume of traffic to fewer than 100 websites with “business models that are indisputably centered on the sale or distribution of counterfeit and pirated goods” at a staggering 53 billion or more annual visits, most of which are to sites peddling stolen digital content:

“The findings in the MarkMonitor report on online piracy and counterfeiting are a call to arms for both government and the private sector. As the report demonstrates, a small number of rogue websites are generating mind-boggling traffic in pirated content. Billions of visits to these easily searchable websites – the vast majority of which are hosted in North America or Western Europe –translate into billions in lost revenue and lost American jobs. At a time of economic hardship, government and industry simply cannot stand by and allow businesses built on theft to flourish unimpeded and thereby handicap legitimate innovation and job creation. These websites and their operators are in our backyards; their lawlessness cannot be tolerated. We call on all concerned parties to redouble their efforts to address this scourge through vigorous law enforcement and robust inter-industry cooperation. We will also work closely with Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy and House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith to secure passage of effective legislation to stop these rogue websites. All those concerned about the most creative and innovative sectors of our economy should do the same.”

A copy of the MarkMonitor report can be found at: www.markmonitor.com.

Zdroj: MPAA, MPAA Press Release: MPAA CALLS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTION IN LIGHT OF NEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTING STAGGERING VOLUME OF TRAFFIC TO PIRATE SITES, Los Angeles, January 31, 2011