LOS ANGELES – In conjunction with Egyptian law enforcement, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the world’s leading anti-piracy coalition, today announced the arrest of the operator of Movizland, a collection of piracy domains with visits from various countries in the MENA (Middle East North Africa) region.
Considered one of the most widely accessed piracy services in MENA, Movizland was established in 2012 by an Egyptian national operating out of Cairo, Egypt. Through its various domains, the site attracted around 12 million monthly visits, mainly from Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Turkey, and Palestine.
Movizland offered a VOD library of TV series and movies in Arabic and original versions, consisting of approximately 34,000 titles affecting all ACE members.
“I’d like to congratulate the Egyptian authorities yet again for taking action against an individual who was profiting from the sale of stolen content,” said Jan van Voorn, Executive Vice President and Global Content Protection Chief of the Motion Picture Association and Head of ACE. “This type of illicit activity not only robs creators of their copyright, but it puts consumers at great risk for exposing personal information to criminals.”
About The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is the world’s leading coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing digital piracy. Driven by a comprehensive approach to addressing piracy through criminal referrals, civil litigation and cease-and-desist operations, ACE has achieved many successful global enforcement actions against illegal streaming services and sources of unauthorized content and their operators. Drawing upon the collective expertise and resources of more than 50 media and entertainment companies around the world and reinforced by the content protection operations of the Motion Picture Association, ACE protects the creativity and innovation that drive the global growth of core copyright and entertainment industries. The current governing board members for ACE are Amazon, Apple TV+, NBCUniversal, Netflix Studios LLC, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Paramount, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, and Warner Bros. Charles Rivkin is Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association and Chairman of ACE. For more information, please visit www.alliance4creativity.com.
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