The BPI has announced the appointment of Tim Cooper to the new role of head of content protection.
Currently head of operations at NetResult, part of Thomson Reuters, Tim will join the BPI to help drive the organisation’s work to disrupt the activities of illegal music and torrent sites.
He has spent ten years overseeing anti-piracy activities across a wide range of intellectual property rights, developing NetResult’s first anti-piracy service to combat live streaming, devising strategies to deal with streams delivered by live P2P networks and streaming platforms.
Tim Cooper, head of content protection, said: ‘I am thrilled to be joining the BP?I to head up its content protection work.
‘I have worked in rights protection for over a decade and music has been a passion all of my life. I look forward to leading the BPI’s Content Protection team and working closely with its General Counsel to continue to develop and deliver the BPI’s world-renowned content protection services for record labels and performers.’
Tim will join on 20 April and report to the BPI's general counsel, Kiaron Whitehead, plus chief executive Geoff Taylor.
So far, the BPI has removed more than 190m illegal links from Google search, resulting in many leading illegal sites dropping down from top results.
Visit bpi.co.uk for more information.
Currently head of operations at NetResult, part of Thomson Reuters, Tim will join the BPI to help drive the organisation’s work to disrupt the activities of illegal music and torrent sites.
He has spent ten years overseeing anti-piracy activities across a wide range of intellectual property rights, developing NetResult’s first anti-piracy service to combat live streaming, devising strategies to deal with streams delivered by live P2P networks and streaming platforms.
Tim Cooper, head of content protection, said: ‘I am thrilled to be joining the BP?I to head up its content protection work.
‘I have worked in rights protection for over a decade and music has been a passion all of my life. I look forward to leading the BPI’s Content Protection team and working closely with its General Counsel to continue to develop and deliver the BPI’s world-renowned content protection services for record labels and performers.’
Tim will join on 20 April and report to the BPI's general counsel, Kiaron Whitehead, plus chief executive Geoff Taylor.
So far, the BPI has removed more than 190m illegal links from Google search, resulting in many leading illegal sites dropping down from top results.
Visit bpi.co.uk for more information.
