Lord Puttnam Calls For Copyright Enforcement

The head of the body which represents film distributors in the UK has demanded that internet search engines remove access to pirate sites which cost the industry hundred of millions of pounds each year.
The president of the UK Film Distributors' Association, Lord Puttnam, has said that those using internet links to pirated films should be educated on the damage it will do to the UK film industry and called for improved copyright enforcement in the digital age, and for consideration of EC plans for pan-European licensing.
"A vital step for the technology sector is to signpost legitimate search options far more clearly and to delete links to sites that promote illegally sourced content," said Puttnam.
Meanwhile Lord Puttnam has also stressed the importance of continued support and public investment in UK film distribution during this Olympic year and beyond, to allow UK cinema admissions and box-office to continue to flourish.
"The UK still needs to do everything it can to ensure that we have a state aid regime that continues to support British film culture and the audiences for British film, just as it has done over the last few years," he concluded.
(LB/GK)