Prs Launches Novel Anti-Piracy Arrangement ‘Maps’

PRS for Music has announced the launch of its novel anti-piracy take-down tool ‘MAPS’. The newly developed organisation volition "revolutionise" the agency PRS for Music tackles copyright infringement of its members’ repertoire inwards the continued handle against online music piracy.

Working inwards partnership amongst The Publishers Association, the merchandise trunk for the U.K. mass publishing industry, MAPS has been developed for PRS for Music to deliver a bespoke notice too takedown system. MAPS volition initially last available to a selected issue of publisher members inwards March 2016. The tool volition locate unlicensed too infringing content made available online too volition too hence let users to automatically generate too serve notices to withdraw the content.  It volition also let users to withdraw links to the content flora on Google too elsewhere.

PRS for Music’s Head of Litigation, Enforcement too Anti-Piracy, Simon Bourn said: “We are really excited to last rolling-out our novel anti-piracy organisation to publisher members.  Where opportunistic too illegal run is made of our members’ repertoire online, without the necessary concern model to sustain a legitimate licensed marketplace, it is of import that nosotros accept activity to protect the rights of our members too to save the value of their repertoire.  MAPS volition deliver greater command too transparency to our members, allowing them to participate inwards our content protection work."

He added: "The organisation volition also let for a far greater issue of infringements to last detected, reported too removed online. Whilst nosotros telephone phone for the responsibilities of mesh intermediaries to last clarified past times law-makers, MAPS volition utilise cutting-edge applied scientific discipline to enhance, automate too streamline PRS for Music’s rights protection work. ” adding "MAPS volition last able to cut-off instances of piracy at the source, helping to ensure that the legitimate licensed services tin forcefulness out last to a greater extent than easily flora too that PRS for Music members have fair remuneration for run of their repertoire online."

Members without access to the organisation inwards the initial roll-out tin forcefulness out contact the PRS for Music Anti-Piracy Unit for removal of infringements of repertoire on their behalf.