In 2017 30 leading content creators and on-demand entertainment companies from around the world launched the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy.

The worldwide members include Amazon, AMC Networks, BBC Worldwide, Bell Canada and Bell Media, Canal+ Group, CBS Corporation, HBO, Hulu, Lionsgate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Netflix, and others.

Today the 'Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment,' the world’s leading coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content, announced that Apple TV+ is its newest member and will join its governing board.

Anti-Piracy Group announced that Apple TV+ is its newest member and will join its governing board.  The addition of Apple’s streaming service further strengthens ACE’s collective approach to disrupting a piracy ecosystem that harms creators.

The press release further noted that "The addition of Apple’s streaming service further strengthens ACE’s collective approach to disrupting a piracy ecosystem that harms creators."

According to ACE, streaming piracy is a growing problem representing 80% of all piracy today. Unlawful piracy operations put incredible innovation, creativity and investment at risk, to the detriment of creators, innovators and consumers alike.

According to the Global Innovation Policy Center, piracy costs as much as $71 billion annually in lost domestic revenues.  Additionally, consumers are harmed when accessing illegal content – one-third of pirate sites target consumers with malware that can lead to a range of problems, including identify theft and financial loss, according to a report by Digital Citizens Alliance.

As more people are at home consuming movies and television during the global Coronavirus pandemic, 69% of Americans say they are watching more TV and movies during this time, based on a recent Digital Citizens Alliance survey.

Another new Digital Citizens Alliance report estimates that 23 million individuals across nine million U.S. households use a pirate subscription IPTV service.

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