Mission
THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION (MPA, INC.) SERVES AS THE VOICE AND ADVOCATE OF THE AMERICAN MOTION PICTURE, HOME VIDEO AND TELEVISION INDUSTRIES. MPA, INC. UNDERTAKES VARIOUS ACTIVITIES IN THE FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, MONITORING FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY, PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF COPYRIGHT OWNERS, DIRECTING A CONTENT PROTECTION PROGRAM TO PROTECT U.S. FILMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND ADMINISTERING A VOLUNTARY FILM RATING SYSTEM.