About Us

The Creative Coalition Campaign was formed in August 2009 to encourage government to combat the threat that online copyright infringement, including illegal file-sharing, presents to future content creation not to mention many jobs, including sound engineers, camera crews, set designers, IT workers, make-up artists, journalists, printworkers, script writers, proofreaders, retail shop assistants and freelance photographers, among others. 

The Coalition welcomed the passage of the Digital Economy Act and the support it provides to the UK’s creative industries.  Our focus now is on ensuring full implementation of the measures aimed at tackling illegal file-sharing.  We will also be campaigning for a fair allocation of costs between rights holders and ISPs to ensure that smaller rights holders find the new process affordable.  We believe that it is essential that the costs to rights holders are kept low if the objective of reducing illegal file-sharing and protecting jobs is to be achieved. 

According to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the creative industries now account for economic output of at least £60 billion per annum.  This translates to more than eight per cent of UK GDP and puts the sector ahead of both construction and tourism in terms of its contribution to the UK economy.   The impact assessment that accompanied the Digital Economy Act has found that the digital economy employed over 1.7 million people, representing around 6 per cent of total UK employment. 

Various surveys have suggested that the number of UK citizens involved in infringing copyright in relation to films, TV and music is between five million and 10 million. This represents a significant threat to UK jobs.   

Organisations supporting the Creative Coalition Campaign include the following: The Association of British Orchestras, The Alliance Against IP Theft, BECS, BECTU, BPI, British Video Association, The Cinema Exhibitors’ Association Limited, Design and Artists Copyright Society, Directors UK, Entertainment Retailers Association, Equity, Federation Against Copyright Theft, Federation of Entertainment Unions, Film Distributors’ Association, Independent Film and Television Alliance, Motion Picture Association, Musicians Union, Pact, Personal Managers Association, PPL, Premier League, The Publishers Association, TUC, UK Screen Association and Unite.