Verein für Anti-Piraterie der Film- und Videobranche
Acronym: VAP
General Information
Identification Code: 385134710440-04
Website: http://www.vap.cc
Entity Form: Association (non-profit)
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 1/30/2013
Last Update: 3/18/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: Seit seiner Gründung 2003 setzt sich der Verein für Anti-Piraterie der Film- und Videobranche (VAP) engagiert für die Rechte von österreichischen Film- und FernsehproduzentInnen, ihre Verwertungspartner, Zulieferer der Filmbranche und Kreativen ein. Der VAP bekämpft insbesondere gewerbliche Urheberrechtsverletzungen durch Öffentlichkeitsarbeit zur Förderung des Sicherheitsbewusstseins der Konsumenten, sowie hinsichtlich gewerbsmäßiger Internetpiraterie vor Gericht und in Zusammenarbeit mit anderen Stakeholdern. Schließlich wird durch Lobbying-Arbeit auf regionaler, nationaler und internationaler Ebene angestrebt, den Stellenwert von geistigem Eigentum und damit verbundene netzpolitische Themen bei den Politikern und Behörden anzuheben.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Communication
- Competition
- Consumers
- Culture
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Fraud prevention
- Single market
Levels of Interest:
- european
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Information Society
Digital Single Market
IPR-Enforcement
E-Commerce
Intermediary Liability
Cybercrime
Online Platform Economy
Digital Services Act
Piracy
Live Action Siteblocking
AI Act
Communication Activities: Follow the Money
EUIPO agorateka project
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Wiedner Hauptstraße 63
Post Code: 1045
City: Vienna
Country: AUSTRIA
Phone:
Indic Phone: 43
Phone Number: 9003035
EU Office
Address: Wiedner Hauptstraße 63
Post Code: 1045
City: Vienna
Country: AUSTRIA
Phone:
Indic Phone: 43
Phone Number: 9003035
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
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Complementary Information: VAP is a micro-association with a main focus on content protection for the audiovisual sector in Austria. Lobbying is not at the center of VAP's activities, but we do participate in stakeholder consultations and joint sectoral communications.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 1
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.10000000149011612
Info Members: VAP is a micro-association with a main focus on content protection for the audiovisual sector in Austria. Lobbying is not at the center of VAP's activities, but on occasion we participate in stakeholder consultations and joint sectoral communications.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: www.vap.cc
Organisation Members: Stakeholder in Internet Governance Forum Austria
(www.igf-austria.at)
Listed in the Connections Gateway of Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP)
(http://iccwbo.org/advocacy-codes-and-rules/bascap/)
Current Job Opportunities
Trainee in EU Policy at VAP
Verein für Anti-Piraterie der Film- und Videobranche
internBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025