The Motion Picture Association’s (MPA) Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has hired a former federal prosecutor to serve as its newest senior vice president and head of global litigation.
Marissa Bostick is joining the organization from Amazon, where she served as the company’s deputy director for the counterfeit crimes unit. From 2009 to 2013, she worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, based in the Southern District of New York.
At ACE, Bostick will work with media rights holders and law enforcement agencies to bring suspected content pirates to justice, the group said in a press release this week.
“Fighting piracy and upholding the rule of law is a global enterprise – and Marissa possesses the experience, expertise, skillset, knowledge, and vision to elevate and expand our legal operations worldwide,” Karyn Temple, the SPV and Global General Counsel for the MPA and ACE, said in a statement. “With Marissa helping make our case in the courts, our ACE and MPA teams will give studios, casts, and crews another clear and strong voice working to protect content, defend copyrights, and preserve creativity everywhere we do business.”
Bostitck will be based in Washington, D.C. and report to Temple.
“I’m honored to join such a world-class team of content protection professionals, and I look forward to applying my previous experience in criminal infringement and civil litigation to address the global threat of digital piracy,” Bostick said. “Intellectual property rights are the backbone of the creative economy, and I am confident I can make a positive difference for content creators around the world.”
