GVU
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The GVU or Gesellschaft zur Verfolgung von Urheberrechtsverletzungen is a German association that investigates cases of software, music
, and motion picture copyright infringement
. The name is usually translated as The German Federation against Copyright Infringement .
They partnered with the international Motion Picture Association
to launch the You can click, but you can't hide
campaign, which specifically targeted users of BitTorrent.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, and motion picture copyright infringement
Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
. The name is usually translated as The German Federation against Copyright Infringement .
They partnered with the international Motion Picture Association
Motion Picture Association
The Motion Picture Association is the international counterpart of the Motion Picture Association of America.-History:The MPA starting out as the Motion Picture Association of America was started in 1922, as a trade organization for American Film industry...
to launch the You can click, but you can't hide
You can click, but you can't hide
You can click, but you can't hide is a publicity campaign run jointly by several international associations, most notably the MPA, the MPAA, and the GVU, as part of the larger "Respect Copyrights" campaign against peer-to-peer file sharing of motion pictures...
campaign, which specifically targeted users of BitTorrent.