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Copyright Information & Anti-Piracy Centre In Finland

General

The Copyright Information and Anti-piracy Centre (CIAPC) was established in 1979 by the right owner groups to fight phonogram piracy. Video piracy was included in this cooperation in 1982. The representatives of the traditional film sector joined the Centre in 1985. In 1998 the Centre started to take care of anti-piracy work also for interactive games.

CIAPC is a non-profit association, financed by its members and also by the Finnish Ministry of Education.

Benefits of the Structure

Due to the fact that all the relevant right holder groups in the field of music, audiovisual and game industries take part in the cooperation, the CIAPC represents all the relevant right holders in an infringement case.

This means, that the customs, police and prosecutors can easily cooperate with the CIAPC, which will take care of all the often-difficult clearance of infringed rights in the particular case. CIAPC also offers its expertise to the authorities concerned in identifying suspected infringing goods.

On a relatively small market like Finland there is no sense to have separate anti-piracy organizations for different industries. A joint anti-piracy organization will benefit all involved parties reducing costs, coordinating anti-piracy strategies more efficiently and giving authorities an effective contact point.

Objectives

The objectives of the CIAPC can be divided into four main categories:

  • centralized surveillance of the both physical market and the Internet
  • supporting law enforcement and handling of actual infringement cases
  • education on copyright
  • preparation and distribution of information on copyright

CIAPC participates in the anti-piracy programs of The International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which is the international organization of record companies. CIAPC also co-operates with The Motion Picture Association (MPA), which represents American film producers.

Members of CIAPC are:
 

Contact Information

Managing Director
Antti Kotilainen

Lawyer
Kirsi Salo

CIAPC Office
Pieni Roobertinkatu 16 A
Third floor
FIN-00120 Helsinki
Finland

Tel: +358-(0)9-6803 4059
Fax: +358-(0)9-6803 4033
Email: info@antipiracy.fi

E-mail addresses of the staff are firstname.surname@antipiracy.fi

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