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Timothy Gorman
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The VDC Group, London, United Kingdom
Completes IRMA's Anti-Piracy Compliance Program
5 July, 2007 - Spaarndam, The Netherlands -The VDC Group, London, United Kingdom, has been certified under the internationally approved Anti-Piracy Compliance Program of IRMA, the Content Delivery and Storage Association.
The IRMA Anti-Piracy Compliance Program (APCP) is well established in Europe, North and South America, South Africa and Asia.
“Established in 1982 VDC has been an active supporter of the industry with the protection of intellectual property. With this accreditation this further enhances our support to our customers and the industry and we are proud to be associated with the IRMA programme. ” said Ashwin Bedi, Joint Managing Director of the VDC Group.
Theo G. Köhler, EMEA Director of the Anti-Piracy Compliance Program, added:
“I am pleased to see that the VDC Group joins the continuously growing number of certified plants in the Anti-Piracy Compliance Program. As they are in our business since the early 80’s it’s recognized again CDSA’s APCP as the industry’s only certification program that helps manufacturers of pre-recorded media reduce the risk of publishing pirated material, thereby protecting the intellectual property rights of their customers on all audio, video and data carriers.”
Köhler confirmed that the industry’s first set of international anti-piracy standards for replicators is a major step in assisting record labels, movie studios, computer software and game content owners to identify replicators that have implemented a program to prevent the inadvertent replication of unauthorized pre-recorded media.
Including the recently certified VDC facility, over 100 facilities have earned and/or maintain Anti-Piracy Compliancy worldwide. For a complete list of IRMA’s official participating plants visit http://www.recordingmedia.org/antipiracy/antipiracy-status.cfm
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."