Operation Red Card
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Operation Red Card is the name given to a two-month Asia-wide anti-piracy
operation that was conducted by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) (the international arm of the Motion Picture Association of America
) which resulted in the seizure of 6.7 million pirated discs in 12 countries across the Asia-Pacific
region. The operation took place between May to mid-July 2006, resulting in 915 arrests and the seizure of 1,483 optical disc burners.
There were 1,919 raids conducted in 12 countries throughout Asia.
The MPAA has been conducting anti-piracy sweeps on a twice a year basis, with more than 2,500 arrests and the seizure of over 23 million illegal videos so far.
According to the MPAA, its members—which encompass all of the major film studios in Hollywood—lost $1.2 billion a year in revenue due to piracy and illegal downloading.
The name Operation Red Card is a reference to the red card issued by a referee to a player ejected from a soccer game for unsportsmanlike conduct or repeated fouls
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Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
operation that was conducted by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) (the international arm of the Motion Picture Association of America
Motion Picture Association of America
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. , originally the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America , was founded in 1922 and is designed to advance the business interests of its members...
) which resulted in the seizure of 6.7 million pirated discs in 12 countries across the Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific or Asia Pacific is the part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean...
region. The operation took place between May to mid-July 2006, resulting in 915 arrests and the seizure of 1,483 optical disc burners.
There were 1,919 raids conducted in 12 countries throughout Asia.
- In ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, 405 raids resulted in the seizure of over 1.96 million discs. - Raids in IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
brought in 305 DVD burnersOptical disc recording technologiesOptical disc authoring requires a number of different optical disc recorder technologies working in tandem, from the optical disc media to the firmware to the control electronics of the optical disc drive...
and 2.16 million discs. - In Malaysia, there were 128 arrests and 1.18 million optical discs seized in 455 raids.
The MPAA has been conducting anti-piracy sweeps on a twice a year basis, with more than 2,500 arrests and the seizure of over 23 million illegal videos so far.
According to the MPAA, its members—which encompass all of the major film studios in Hollywood—lost $1.2 billion a year in revenue due to piracy and illegal downloading.
The name Operation Red Card is a reference to the red card issued by a referee to a player ejected from a soccer game for unsportsmanlike conduct or repeated fouls
Foul (football)
A foul in association football is an unfair act by a player which is deemed by the referee to contravene Law 12 of the Laws of the Game.For an act to be a foul it must:...
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