Time Warner Policy Objectives

Our movie and television studios make and distribute content around the globe. Piracy—the theft of copyrighted movies and TV shows—is a major problem for our industry. Time Warner works with governments around the world to take action against those who illegally copy and sell films and TV shows, whether from street-corner stands or via the Internet. In the marketplace, we are also working with the electronics industry to find new, secure ways to get our rich array of content to consumers on a variety of devices.

In the area of communications policy and regulation, technological advances, new investment, and rapid innovation are fundamentally changing the communications and media marketplaces, and this infusion of new services and unprecedented competition is benefiting consumers. In this competitive marketplace, we believe economic regulation should only be used when needed, and it should apply to all service providers on a technology and competitively neutral basis.

Children’s online safety is a top priority for Time Warner, and we have led the Internet industry with our multipronged approach. AOL created and embedded in the AOL service an award-winning tool, called Parental Controls, that allows parents to manage their children’s online activities, and Time Warner Cable’s high-speed data services provide similar protections. The company also works appropriately with law enforcement to combat cyber-crime.

Time Warner takes seriously its obligation to secure customer data and privacy and has promoted innovative market solutions toward that end. Consistent with this, AOL has also acted aggressively to protect its members from the scourge of spamming and phishing on a number of fronts—from lawsuits to advanced technology to certified mail programs. Every day, for example, AOL blocks an average 1.5 billion spam emails from reaching member inboxes, thereby catching many phishing emails—those designed to trick users into mistakenly divulging their personal information.

Time Warner takes great pride in the independence and integrity of our print and TV journalists. We are staunch defenders of journalistic freedom.

Finally, we are active proponents of free and fair trade. We have led business coalitions for free trade and support the negotiation of market opening agreements at the bilateral, regional and global level. We also support the development of simple, fair and nondiscriminatory taxation of our businesses.