CDSA represents CD, DVD and CD-ROM media manufacturers worldwide that have been certified in its Anti-Piracy Compliance Program by independent ISO-accredited auditors to reduce the risk of producing pirated or unauthorized content. Your content is in safe hands when you use a CDSA-certified replicator.
Why the APCP is vital for plants and content holders

Quick Facts

CDSA and APCP Plants Fight Piracy to Protect:

  • Customers’ Intellectual Property Rights
  • Customers from their ignorance of copyright laws
  • Optical media manufacturers and their investment
  • The economic livelihood and viability of the industry

CDSA Anti-Piracy Program Pays Off For Content-Owners
Protection for Music, Films, Games, Software:

  • APCP Plants verify all orders are legitimate
  • APCP Plants refuse questionable and illegal orders
  • CDSA Issues Anti-Piracy Alerts and warnings to other plants

APCP Plants Work With Customers to Protect Copyrighted Material

  • A key element in the APCP is the partnership between the manufacturer and the content owner – customer to safeguard intellectual property
  • APCP Plants require documentation or other substantiated verification of the authority to manufacture intellectual property; the extra effort pays off . . . for everyone except pirates
  • Content ownership is identified and verified by the APCP Plant prior to manufacture
  • Assumptions the content is in Public Domain are verified
  • APCP Plants help to educate the customers about copyright, public domain and other licensing issues
  • Working together with the customer APCP Plants protect copyrighted materials

CDSA Anti-Piracy Program Pays Off For APCP Plants
CDSA APCP Protection for Manufacturers:

  • Anti-Piracy Certification/Compliance Program gives them a Market Advantage
  • CDSA supports APCP - Certified Plants through broad-base industry awareness and customer outreach programs, with tools for tracing content ownership, and with marketing and promotion initiatives
  • Synergism develops with other AP Plants though regional workshops, conferences, and information exchanges

APCP Helps Protect Media Manufacturing Plants’ Assets and Reputation

  • Reinforces the plant’s reputation as a leading Media Manufacturer
  • Gains added visibility for the plant’s dedication to fighting piracy
  • Provides a basis for strong value-added service to customers
  • Strengthens the Anti-Piracy bond between the plant and Content Owner groups (IFPI, MPA, BSA, BPI, RIAA, etc.)
  • Adds a powerful manufacturing tool to the plant’s  arsenal of other Anti-Piracy measures – Security, Personnel Training, Customer Service
  • Protects the plant’s assets and investment

Why Content Owners’ Support and Use Plants Enrolled in CDSA APCP

  • APCP Plants volunteer to participate in APCP to demonstrate their commitment to protecting customers’ intellectual property
  • Content Owners appreciate the value-added service which reflects the APCP Plant’s dedication to quality and service
  • Content Owners have a higher level of confidence their intellectual property is safeguarded during manufacturing
  • Content Owners often question why other plants are not in the APCP yet
  • Content Owners increasingly insist their projects be produced in APCP Plants

Some of the International Organizations Supporting APCP

  • International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
  • Business Software Alliance (BSA)
  • Digital Software Association (DSA)
  • Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
  • Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
  • International Video Federation (IVF)
  • Motion Picture Association (MPA)
  • Bureau International Des Sociétés Gérant Les Droits D'enregistrement Et De Reproduction Mécanique (BIEM)
  • Bescherming Rechten Entertainment Industrie Nederland (BREIN)

Why Content Owner Associations Support and Endorse APCP

  • They view APCP plants as doing due diligence and as anti-piracy partners
  • They can concentrate their efforts on plants and others not participating in APCP
  • Since the introduction of CDSA’s Anti-Piracy Compliance Program In 1999, no certified plant has been involved in settlements or law cases.

Why Pirates and Others Attempt to Use Legal Plants

  • Pirates intentionally use legal mastering houses and replicators to manufacture pirated material
  • They want manufactured products of the highest possible quality that look the same as legitimate discs
  • They misrepresent themselves
  • Legitimate customers may unintentionally present pirated material to a media manufacturer because they do not know the actual copyright owner
  • Or, because legitimate customers do not understand copyright protection laws
  • The APCP is designed to reject pirate orders and assist legitimate customers to obtain the appropriate documentation for authorized media manufacturing

Piracy Has Consequences for Content Owners

  • From 1999 – to 2006, nearly US $90 million was paid in restitution, by Non-APCP-Certified Replicators, to Intellectual Property Rights owner associations such as IFPI, MPA, RIAA and BSA.
  • MPA companies lost $3.8 billion worldwide to optical disc piracy in 2005
  • More than 81 million illegal optical movie discs were seized in 2005
  • One in three of all music discs purchased worldwide is illegal
  • 37 % of all CDs purchased in 2005 were pirate – a total of 1.2 billion pirate CDs
  • Pirate CD sales in 2005 totaled US $4.5 billion and outnumbered legitimate sales in 30 markets
  • 78 disc manufacturing lines seized in 2005 (capacity of 340 million discs)
  • More than 81 million illegal music discs were seized in 2005
  • Business software piracy in 2005 was 35% worldwide, representing US $34.3 billion in losses
  • One of every three business software installations uses pirated content

CDSA APCP Prevents Piracy Attempts

  • In the past two years APCP Plants refused 108 orders from customers who did not produce licenses and authorization for manufacturing the content on discs:
  • In 2004 - 2005 AP Alerts issued about orders for more than 2.7 million discs
  • APCP procedures prevented 92 legal actions against plants
  • APCP increased the difficulty of order placement for pirates
  • APCP protected intellectual property of owners whose content was the targets of attempted piracy
  • CDSA issues AP Alerts to warn of orders refused by APCP Plants because of possible licenses problems and lack of documentation
  • In 2006, AP Alerts issued regarding more than 1.2 million discs to date

CDSA’s APCP Based on ISO Concept

  • CDSA's Anti-Piracy Certification/Compliance Program is modeled after the ISO 9000 program, generic international standards for quality management and assurance
  • The CDSA APCP contains specific anti-piracy guidelines for the media industry

CDSA and Optical Disc Manufacturers Are Fighting Piracy by:

  • Protecting Customers’ Intellectual Property
  • Protecting Replicators’ Investment
  • Serving the Industry - Worldwide

When your plant is in the CDSA APCP:

  • It becomes part of the most effective worldwide Anti-Piracy Team
  • It improves its due diligence procedures
  • It protects the assets the customer and of its own investments
  • It improves its business standing in the marketplace.  Join us!