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John Bohnet Joins the EMEA Anti-Piracy Team of IRMA, the Content Delivery and Storage Association
16 May 2007 - Spaarndam, The Netherlands - IRMA, the Content Delivery and Storage Association announced today that veteran security expert John Bohnet has joined the staff of the association’s Anti-Piracy Compliance Program EMEA office.
John Bohnet, a 30-year veteran in the security industry, was the lead anti-piracy auditor and investigator for loss prevention security audits for the motion picture industry. A former police officer, Bohnet served as a Security Executive for the Rank Organisation and Director, International Security and Technology Operations, for the Motion Picture Association where he was instrumental in the design and development of the Site Security Audit Program.
Theo G. Köhler, Director of the EMEA Anti-Piracy Compliance Program, added: “I am delighted to have John on the IRMA staff and he adds a distinctive value in the value-added service we supply to our media manufacturing members in the worldwide Anti-Piracy Compliance Program. As we change our name to reflect the expanded focus into broad-based content delivery channels, John’s expertise is a natural complement to our broader scope of programs designed to protect intellectual property along the media-to-market supply chain.” IRMA has developed industry-wide recognized anti-piracy standards for media manufacturing, destruction and recycling facilities and is expected to announce its anti-piracy and security post-production standards and similar supply chain security standards this summer.
About CDSA and the APCP
CDSA offers a number of intellectual property protection standards to the content delivery industry, including its Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs (APCP) designed to reduce the risk of producing pirated or unauthorized content. The programs’ standards and procedures were developed with assistance and input from the CDSA Anti-Piracy Coalition, comprised of optical media replicators, and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Motion Picture Association (MPA), the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA), the Digital Software Association (DSA), the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Electronic Arts and Microsoft. The APCP is also supported by International Video Federation (IVF), Bureau International des Sociétés Gérant les Droits d'Enregistrement et de Reproduction Mécanique (BIEM) and Bescherming Rechten Entertainment Industrie Nederland (BREIN). The programs have received global industry recognition, with support shown from companies and organizations on six continents.
Your content is in safe hands when you use a CDSA-certified replicator. For a complete list of certified plants and more information on CDSA's Anti-Piracy Compliance Program, please visit the CDSA website at www.contentdeliveryandstorage.org
CDSA, the Content Delivery & Storage Association (formerly IRMA, the International Recording Media Association), is the worldwide forum advocating the innovative and responsible delivery and storage of entertainment, software and information content. Founded in 1970, this global trade association's membership includes companies involved in every facet along the digital and physical media supply chain. Beginning with the audiocassette, through the home video revolution, and into today’s digital delivery era, CDSA has always been the organization companies have turned to for news, networking, market research, information services, and leadership. CDSA also publishes the professional journal Mediaware that provides "Executive Strategies for the Advancement of Content Delivery & Storage."