Join agencies that fight to protect copyright issues in the entertainment industry

There are many agencies and organizations that specialize in protecting their members from entertainment and media piracy. You can register your work with these organizations. If you have any problems, many of them either have legal teams or can provide you with information to get legal assistance.

I recommend: Join the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ) if you're a singer, songwriter, lyricist or music publisher. ASCAP offers its members many benefits including a special online tool to help them copyright their work. The Writer's Guild of America West and the Writer's Guild of American East are labor unions for writers that protect its members from piracy in the entertainment industry. The Business Software Alliance (BSA) specializes in fighting against digital media industry piracy.

Learn about copyright law so that you can protect your work from illegal copying

Educating yourself about copyright law is one of the best ways to protect your work from piracy in the media industry. There are websites that can help you find information about copyright issues in the entertainment industry and help you to find a lawyer, if you need to consult one.

I recommend: Visit Fast (Federation Against Software Theft Limited) to find information and a database where you can learn about pirated media statistics, get the latest information about entertainment industry piracy and report piracy problems. Copyright-Info.org is a website that lists information about copyright law, what constitutes illegal copying, and where and how to report copyright violations.

Protect your work by having it licensed to protect it from media and entertainment piracy

Having your work properly licensed is a great way to protect it. For those in the media and entertainment industries this is especially important since according to entertainment piracy statistics, piracy in the entertainment industry is on the rise.

I recommend: License your films with the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC) to protect it from entertainment piracy. This organization represents producers, film makers, studios as well as independent film makers throughout the world, and keeps track of media globalization piracy on its website. The IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) is an organization that represents the recording industry by not only providing information about media piracy stats, but also to protect the rights of those in the recording industry throughout the world. On their website you can find publications about piracy and copyright law for those in the recording industry.