August 3, 2004…"The Motion Picture Association is pleased to support American International Education Foundation's 2004 Shanghai IPR Workshop. Set to take place in China's largest city and leading industrial center, this event will focus on addressing the serious intellectual property rights violations, including counterfeiting and piracy problems, which are having a devastating effect on our industry. This Workshop is an important, multi-level collaborative initiative that would benefit all those who share an interest in protecting copyrighted works and other forms of intellectual property."

For more information, please contact Stephen Smith at AIEF. Tel: 240.453.9488. Email: stlsmith@aief-usa.org.

About the MPA: The Motion Picture Association (MPA) represents the interests of major motion picture companies in the global marketplace. On behalf of its Member Companies, the MPA conducts investigations around the world, assists with the criminal and civil litigation generated by such cases, and conducts education outreach programs to teach movie fans around the world about the harmful effects of piracy. The MPA directs its worldwide anti-piracy operations from its headquarters based in Encino, California and has regional offices located in Brussels (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Rio de Janeiro (Latin America), Montreal (Canada) and Hong Kong (Asia-Pacific). The MPA's anti-piracy activities have helped to transform entire markets from pirate to legitimate, benefiting video distributors, retailers, and foreign and local filmmakers alike. The MPA Member Companies include: Buena Vista International, Inc.; Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Twentieth Century Fox International Corporation; Universal International Films, Inc.; and Warner Bros. Pictures International, a division of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.