--- title: MPAA highlights hotspots for IP infringement description: MPAA highlights hotspots for IP infringement --- # [![Innovation Asset Group](https://www.innovation-asset.com/hubfs/Image/Decipher-Logo.png)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/) - [Decipher®](https://www.innovation-asset.com/products-decipher) - [Services](https://www.innovation-asset.com/products/professional-services-0) - [Resources](https://www.innovation-asset.com/resources) - [Blog](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog) - [About Us](https://www.innovation-asset.com/about) - [Contact Us](https://www.innovation-asset.com/contact) # Innovation Asset Blog # MPAA highlights hotspots for IP infringement by [Peter Ackerman](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/author/peter-ackerman) The Motion Picture Association of America recently [submitted a list](http://www.mpaa.org/Resources/007146fe-31b7-4bd5-9a01-b5d636067251.pdf) to the U.S. Trade Representative of the virtual and physical destinations that enable the most copyright infringement. The industry organization is concerned that there are too many active websites willfully enabling intellectual property infringement. The list was submitted as a letter to the USTR for inclusion in the notorious markets master list, and also included claims of financial loss due to piracy, though there was no data cited. "The rogue overseas marketplaces highlighted in the filing undermine the people who work hard to create the movies and TV shows audiences love, and jeopardize the billions of dollars they contribute to the US economy," said [MPAA Chairman](http://advanced-television.com/2013/10/29/mpaa-updates-ustr-on-piracy-hot-spots/) and CEO Senator Chris Dodd. "The MPAA commends the USTR's commitment to protect and enforce intellectual property rights abroad and, in so doing, protect US jobs." Physical locations of rampant copyright infringement - places where pirated DVDs are sold, for example - include Ukraine, Australia, Canada and China. Online sources of intellectual property infringement spring from many different countries, though the MPAA identifies several in its list, among them China, Russia, Ukraine, Canada and Sweden. These countries are attached to the websites the MPAA cites because they are hosted there. Sites that enable peer-to-peer sharing and torrents, as well as sites that link to websites where consumers can download copyrighted material illegally, are detailed throughout the report. ![Peter Ackerman](https://www.innovation-asset.com/hubfs/blog_images/Peter%5B5926%5D.jpeg) ### [Peter Ackerman](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/author/peter-ackerman) Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc. [October 29, 2013](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/mpaa-highlights-hotspots-for-ip-infringement) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Introducing Decipher® ### Categories - [Intellectual Property Management (459)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/intellectual-property-management) - [Commercialization and Licensing (210)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/commercialization-and-licensing) - [Invention Disclosure (201)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/invention-disclosure) - [Innovation Strategy (20)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/innovation-strategy) - [Ideas for Good (6)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/ideas-for-good) - [Innovation Team (3)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/innovation-team) ### News Archives - [January 2013 (26)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2013/01) - [September 2012 (25)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/09) - [October 2012 (22)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/10) - [November 2012 (22)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/11) - [November 2010 (21)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2010/11) - [February 2011 (21)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2011/02) - [July 2012 (21)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/07) - [December 2012 (21)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/12) - [January 2012 (20)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/01) - [March 2012 (20)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/03) ##### Portland, Oregon USA ##### © Innovation Asset Group, Inc. ##### [Privacy Policy](https://www.innovation-asset.com/privacy-policy/) | [Terms & Conditions](https://www.innovation-asset.com/terms-and-conditions/) | [Contact Us](https://www.innovation-asset.com/contact/) - - ![](https://www.conversionruler.com/bin/tracker.php?siteid=7009&nojs=1)