Global Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment aims to reduce online piracy

marketingtechnews | June 13, 2017

30 content giants from across the world have come together to try and tackle the problem of online content piracy. The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) lists its main aim as ‘protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy’.

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