MPA’s Response to USTR’s Request for Public Comment on the 2026 Special 301 Out-Of-Cycle Review Of Notorious Markets — Docket No. Ustr-2026-0529

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) submits the following response to the request issued on August 26, 2026, by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) inviting submissions from the public on notorious markets outside of the United States.

In the U.S. and around the world, the motion picture and television industry is a community of creators and innovators who work tirelessly at the art and craft of storytelling. The criminals who profit from the most notorious markets threaten the very heart of our industry and in so doing, threaten the livelihoods of the people who give it life. These markets are an immediate threat to legitimate commerce, impairing legitimate markets’ viability and curbing U.S. competitiveness. USTR’s efforts to shine a light on the most egregious instances of copyright theft in foreign markets is an essential step in fostering creativity and innovation—not only in the film and television industry—but throughout the creative economy.