English-lingo orgs wave piracy plank.(Directors Guild of America)

HOLLYWOOD -- The Directors Guild of America and half a dozen English-speaking directors' organizations have issued a pledge endorsing antipiracy efforts.

"Piracy affects both the director's economic rights (rights to be remunerated) and their creative rights to protect their vision (rights of integrity)," the Intl. Affiliation of English-Speaking Directors Organizations said in a statement issued Monday at the conclusion of the meeting in Auckland, New Zealand.

"IAESDO supports, and is actively involved in, promoting legal, legislative and technological meas