''Operation Red Card'' is the name given to a two-month Asia-wide
anti-piracy
Anti-piracy may refer to:
* Anti-piracy measures
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operation that was conducted by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) (the international arm of the
Motion Picture Association of America
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the Major film studios, five major film studios of the Cinema of the United States, United States, the Major film studios#Mini-majors, mini-major Amazon MGM Stud ...
) which resulted in the seizure of 6.7 million pirated discs in 12 countries across the
Asia-Pacific region. The operation took place between May and mid-July 2006, resulting in 915 arrests and the seizure of 1,483 optical disc burners.
There were 1,919 raids conducted in 12 countries throughout Asia.
* In
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
, 405 raids resulted in the seizure of over 1.96 million discs.
* Raids in
Indonesia
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brought in 305
DVD burners and 2.16 million discs.
* In
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
, there were 128 arrests and 1.18 million
optical discs
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seized in 455 raids.
The MPAA has been conducting anti-piracy sweeps on a twice a year basis, with more than 2,500 arrests and the seizure of over 23 million illegal videos so far.
According to the MPAA, its members—which encompass all of the major film studios in Hollywood—lost $1.2 billion a year in revenue due to piracy and illegal downloading.
The name ''Operation Red Card'' is a reference to the red card issued by a referee to a player ejected from a
football
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game for unsportsmanlike conduct or repeated
fouls.
References
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* {{cite news , first= Steven , last= Schwankert , title= Motion Picture Assoc. Finishes Operation Red Card with Raids, url= http://www2.csoonline.com/blog_view.html?CID=23331, work= IDG News Service (Beijing Bureau) , publisher=
CXO Media, Inc. , date= 2006-07-26, access-date= 2006-07-26 , archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060820052301/http://www2.csoonline.com/blog_view.html?CID=23331 , archive-date = 2006-08-20
Copyright campaigns
Copyright infringement
2006 in Asia