Film theft in the UK - Future of Copyright

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However, it has endeavoured to maintain the
right to educational fair use of film material,
recognising that protection of the rights of the
owners of intellectual property have to be
balanced with the gains to society of
educational endeavour and creativity from the
intellectual property’s reuse.
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Tel +44 (0) 20 7255 1444
Email richard.paterson@bfi.org.uk
Web www.bfi.org.uk
British Video Association
Lavinia Carey, Director General, British Video
Association; Chair, Alliance Against
Counterfeiting and Piracy; Director, Federation
Against Copyright Theft
The BVA represents the interests of the home
entertainment market. Our members include
the UK distribution divisions of the major film
studios and independents, television
companies and independent video publishers,
plus the manufacturers and suppliers to the
industry. In all they represent 90% of the UK
market.
The BVA supports FACT in its PR and lobbying
activities. The BVA has also registered a new
company, the Industry Trust for IP Awareness, a
non-profit making company limited by
guarantee. It is an all industry partnership
whose members contribute to the Trust to
create an anti-piracy fund. The approx £1.5
million budget will be distributed between
contributions to FACT, to the Alliance and to a
national consumer awareness building
campaign that will support the Motion Picture
Association's new anti-piracy cinema trailers
with press, posters and PR and a 4,000 store
promotion to increase retail and consumers
understanding of the importance of IP
protection, the links with organised crime and
where to report incidents of video piracy.
167 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5PE
Tel +44 (0) 20 7436 0041
Web www.bva.org.uk
Cinema Exhibitors' Association
John Wilkinson – Chief Executive
The Cinema Exhibitors' Association is the
dedicated industry body for those involved in
cinema exhibition in the UK. It represents the
interests of almost every UK cinema exhibitor
including Odeon, Vue (Warner), UCI, UGC,
Cineworld, National Amusements, Apollo
Cinemas, Ster Century and smaller circuits.
In their conditions of entry into cinemas,
exhibitors remind customers that recording of
films and music within a cinema is not allowed.
Staff training highlights the importance of
being alert to the possibilities of illegal copying
and the action to be taken. The CEA
encourages cinema staff to patrol cinema
premises when the public is present and
member operators follow the industry protocol
for receipt, storage and dispatch of films in
their cinemas. Operators can act as the eyes
and ears of the industry, reporting breaches of
copyright rules to the distributor, FACT, local
licensing officers and local trading standards
offices. The new rules under Section 182 of the
Licensing Act 2003 will enhance the
importance of cinema staff in the fight against
misuse of copyright material.
22 Golden Square
London
W1F 9JW
Tel +44 (0) 20 7734 9551
Fax +44 (0) 207 734 6147
Email cea@cinemauk.fetch.co.uk
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