{"id":886,"date":"2026-04-14T14:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=886"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:02:17","slug":"coda-renewed-mou-with-the-motion-picture-association-mpa-on-anti-piracy-measures","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/news\/886\/","title":{"rendered":"CODA Renewed MOU with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) on Anti-Piracy Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u3000The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA) of the United States have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with the aim of further strengthening cooperation in combating online copyright infringement and promoting copyright protection activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000The signing ceremony was held on April 10, 2026, at MPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States. This renewal follows the previous update in April 2024 and marks the sixth renewal since the initial agreement was signed in March 2014.<br>\u3000On the day of the ceremony, Larissa L. Knapp, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Protection Officer of MPA, and Takero Goto, CODA\u2019s Representative Director, signed the agreement and reaffirmed their commitment to continued close collaboration in advancing global anti-piracy efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CODA_MPA20260410-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-887\" style=\"width:636px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CODA_MPA20260410-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/cms.coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CODA_MPA20260410-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/cms.coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CODA_MPA20260410-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/cms.coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CODA_MPA20260410.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scene from the Signing Ceremony<br>(From left) Larissa L. Knapp, MPA; Takero Goto, CODA\u2019s Representative Director<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000CODA and MPA began their cooperation in 2005 through a business alliance focused on combating physical piracy in the Asia region. Since then, the two organizations have built a strong collaborative relationship over the past 21 years. In 2014, they further strengthened their partnership by concluding this MOU. Through joint enforcement activities conducted in cooperation, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region, numerous measures have been implemented, resulting in tens of thousands of enforcement actions and significant achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000CODA will continue to deepen its collaboration with MPA and promote initiatives aimed at protecting intellectual property rights and encouraging the distribution of legitimate content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000This activity was carried out as part of a project commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25a0About CODA\u2019s \u201cJoint Enforcement\u201d Program<br>\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/activity\/enforcement\/\">https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/activity\/enforcement\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25a0Motion Picture Association\u2019s (MPA) Website<br>\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motionpictures.org\/\">https:\/\/www.motionpictures.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>About CODA<\/strong><br>CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association) was established in 2002 at the call of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Agency for Cultural Affairs to promote the overseas development of Japanese content and take anti-piracy measures. Japan\u2019s proud content, including music, movies, anime, broadcast programs, video games, and publishing, plays an important role in enhancing the nation\u2019s international presence and economic growth. As digital technology becomes more widespread, it is even more significant to protect Japan\u2019s content from increasingly artful copyright infringement and promote the content industry\u2019s development. CODA contributes to the deterrence and detection of online and other piracy, by sharing knowledge with relevant government agencies, organizations, and companies in Japan and abroad, to engage in direct and indirect anti-piracy measures, as well as public relations activities. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/activity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/activity\/<\/a>\u00a0for more information on CODA\u2019s projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","news_cat":[3],"class_list":["post-886","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_cat-info"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_cat?post=886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}