Origins
The primary motivating factor in founding the DCIA was to respond to
the April 12, 2002 letter sent by Michael Eisner and fellow film studio
chief executives to the chief executives of the world’s foremost
computer hardware and software manufacturers. The letter expressed that “Unauthorized
peer-to-peer file distribution... harms existing theatrical, home video
and subscription outlets, and discourages legitimate on-line services
which cannot sell access to movies, music and other entertainment content
that are available for free. ”
The letter goes on to call for the creation of a coalition in which
they may “work together in a consensus-based and cooperative fashion
to find solutions to this problem that is threatening the very essence
of our business. We thus propose the establishment of a new high level
working group, independent or as part of an existing process, to find
technical measures that limit unauthorized peer-to-peer trafficking in
movies, music and other entertainment content.”
Recognizing that the United States Congress is watching the attempts
at self regulation carefully, the letter states that “Establishing
such an accountable and credible working group will better enable us
to meet the call of Congressional leaders for regular reports to the
Congress as to the state of our private negotiations.”
Thus, the DCIA was formed, first as the DCSC, to address these issues,
inviting the full participation of the interested parties to swiftly
move to find resolutions to the challenges at hand.
The DCIA does not advocate any particular agenda or position but publishes
the opinions of its members, the research and findings of its working
groups and offers a neutral forum for interested parties to exchange
ideas and resolve differences.
The DCIA operates with both the financial support and active participation
of its members.
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