To protect and support the industry, the major motion picture studios formed an organization in 1922 – now the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) – that has served as the voice and advocate of the motion picture and television industry around the world.  MPAA has evolved with the times in order to promote the success of our core mission: advancing the business and art of film making, protecting the creative and artistic freedoms of film makers, and ensuring the satisfaction of our audiences worldwide.

Our members include: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; Universal City Studios LLC; and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

We are a global organization with commercial and regional offices working to protect the film industry around the world. We also partner with content protection organizations in over 30 countries, including:France, Denmark, Hongkong, Canada andso on.