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	Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was known as The European Leisure Software Publishers Association until 2002.
		Between 1994 and Spring 2003 ELSPA voluntarily rated computer games released in Britain that were exempt from legal classification by the BBFC.
		ELSPA are responsible for providing sales charts for computer games sold in the United Kingdom, and promoting anti-piracy initiatives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ELSPA (188 words)

	Gamehelper Newswire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) delivers the clear message that piracy in the computer and video games sector will not be tolerated, as its anti-piracy unit today announced figures that demonstrate its success in attempting to eradicate counterfeiting during the first half of 2004.
		ELSPA's crackdown resulted in nearly 200 raids across the UK, the seizure of an estimated £2,500,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise and the conviction of 36 pirates since January, revealing a successful past six months.
		ELSPA (The Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association) was founded in 1989 to establish a specific and collective identity for the computer and video games industry.
	newswire.gamehelper.com /news/5267.htm (199 words)

	Planet GameCube Forums - Record-Breaking Year for the UK Market
		ELSPA (The Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association) has announced today that UK sales of leisure software and hardware products reached an all time high in 2002 with values reaching £2,074m, an increase of 8% up on the previous year.
		The leisure software market is clearly positioned as the fastest growing and most dynamic entertainment media sector globally.
		According to ELSPA's current Leisure Software Market Report, published by Screen Digest, the UK leisure software market is the third largest country market in the world, after USA and Japan.
	www.planetgamecube.com /forums/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=574 (459 words)

	GamerFeed : News : General : United Kingdom: ELSPA Takes Anti-Piracy Initiative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ELSPA is meeting with British government to discuss effective approaches to tackling videogame piracy...
		The meeting, which was requested by ELSPA and facilitated by the DTI, was the first with senior officials from the Department, from which one of the significant results were plans to initiate an inter-departmental Ministerial meeting to establish an effective approach to the issue of counterfeiting and piracy.
		Roger Bennett, director general of ELSPA commented: "It was a very positive meeting where a range of issues were discussed and I was encouraged by the Government's desire to work with the industry in dealing with them, in particular the one of piracy.
	general.gamerfeed.com /gf/pr/5177 (362 words)

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		Since 1995, the global leisure software market has almost tripled in value, and there are few - if any - other media markets that can show comparable growth.
		At the world level, the total number of leisure software units sold since 1995 is nearly 3 billion.
		Leisure software spending already exceeds cinema box office takings as well as spending on the rental of videocassettes and DVDs.
	www.megagames.com /news/html/console/consolesbeathollywood.shtml (478 words)

	ELSPA: The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association Ltd was founded in 1989 to establish a specific and collective identity for the interactive leisure software industry.
		As a gateway to Europe, ELSPA works to protect, promote and provide for the interests of all its members, as well as addressing issues that affect the industry as a whole.
		The UK value of computer and video games sales of software, hardware and peripherals in 2002 was £2.07 billion, an 8% increase on the previous year.
	www.elspa.co.uk /about/pr/ednotes.asp (743 words)

	ELSPA Announces International Games Summit 2005 - GameDev.Net Discussion Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		LONDON, UK - February 28th, 2005 - ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) has announced the dates for the third International Games Summit, the high level conference for senior executives with an interest in the international computer and video games industry.
		The ELSPA Games Summit has become a must attend event in the international games industry calendar and from 2005 will embrace a broader cross section of entertainment industry delegates.
		ELSPA will also be confirming the full list of event partners in the next few weeks, the first of which has been confirmed as leading games industry publication MCV, which will be a Games Summit media partner.
	www.gamedev.net /community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=304104 (614 words)

	ELSPA: The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ELSPA(the Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association) was founded in 1989 to establish a specific and collective identity for the British computer and video games industry.
		Since then, the membership has steadily grown from 12 to nearly 100 companies, including almost all the major companies concerned with the publishing and distribution of interactive leisure and entertainment software in the UK.
		ELSPA works to protect, promote and provide for the interests of all its members, as well as addressing issues that affect the industry as a whole through:
	www.elspa.com (141 words)

	ELSPA anti-piracy unit announce it's accomplishments during first half 2004 - GameDev.Net Discussion Forums
		The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) announced its anti-piracy unit's accomplishments for the first half of 2004 in a press release today.
		The press release (posted below) says that in the last 6 months, ELSPA's anti-piracy unit conducted almost 200 raids across the UK and seized an estimated 2,500,000 pounds worth of pirated games and other software as well as having convicted 36 software pirates since January.
		A RAID A DAY KEEPS THE PIRATES AT BAY ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) delivers the clear message that piracy in the computer and video games sector will not be tolerated, as its anti-piracy unit today announced figures that demonstrate its success in attempting to eradicate counterfeiting during the first half of 2004.
	www.gamedev.net /community/forums/ViewReply.asp?id=1595126 (603 words)

	GamerFeed : News : General : U.K.: ELSPA Report On Games Released (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association, the industry body for computer and video games, has welcomed a new report that praises the positive impact that games have on children, encouraging their use in education.
		The research team noted that games entertain whilst promoting social development, and draws attention to game literacy as another means of representation, in the same way as writing or drawing.
		Roger Bennett, director general of ELSPA, said: "At a time of hysterical and inaccurate reporting it is heartening to see the cultural, social and educational value of computer and video games being assessed intelligently.
	general.gamerfeed.com /gf/pr/7872 (433 words)

	£500,000 worth of illegal DVDs seized in raid
		Roger Bennett, director general of ELSPA commented: “This case illustrates the way in which piracy poses a threat to members of the public, allowing titles containing unregulated adult-rated content to be sold illegally without the enforcement of our rigorous ratings system which is strictly adhered to by legitimate retail outlets.
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	www.4ni.co.uk /nationalnews.asp?ID=39204 (427 words)

	Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association - TheBestLinks.com - ELSPA, Britain, Computer games, Europe, ...
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		Until Spring 2003 ELSPA voluntarily rated computer games released in Britain that were exempt from legal classification (this has now been replaced by a European ratings system, called PEGI).
	www.thebestlinks.com /ELSPA.html (144 words)

	UK Videogame Market Continue To Grow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ELSPA, the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association, today announced the continued buoyant growth in the UK computer and video games market.
		UK sales of leisure software products reached an all time high in 2003, with values reaching £1.26 billion, an increase of 7.1 per cent over the previous year.
		In 2002, UK sales of video games, other leisure software products and games consoles reached an all time high of just over £2 billion, an 8% increase on the previous year.
	www.darkstation.com /news/article1125.html (565 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Technology \| UK games industry 'needs support'
		More software and games are being sold overseas than are imported, a good sign for the economy, said the report.
		It shows the interactive entertainment industry is doing financially better than film and television industries.
		Roger Bennett, director general of Elspa (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) which commissioned the report, said the financial success was a "marvellous achievement".
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/technology/4355913.stm (625 words)

	ic-games Review - ELSPA's crackdown on pirated games - Review, Preview and Interview for PC, Xbox, PS2, Nintendo and ...
		ELSPA's recent crackdown has resulted in nearly 200 raids across the UK, the seizure of an estimated £2,500,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise and the conviction of 36 pirates since January, revealing in a very busy past six months.
		In 2003, UK sales of video games, other leisure software products and games consoles topped £2 billion, for the second year running.
		Over 20,000 people are employed in the UK leisure software sector.
	www.ic-games.co.uk /index.php?location=4&&articleid=1951 (387 words)

	Games sales shoot through the roof
		And, in the UK, spending on the leisure software market in 2002 was double the size of the British video rental market and 1.4 times more than cinema box office spending.
		Director general of ELSPA, Roger Bennett, was keen to point out the success of UK companies in the global market place.
		Across the world, the total number of leisure software units sold since 1995 is nearly three billion.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=8240 (464 words)

	Interactive Leisure Software: Market Assessment & Forecast to 2007 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Compared to the rest of Europe, the UK console software market is larger than both France and Germany combined, despite the UK population being just under 60 million with the other two countries at over 140 million.
		In 2003, leisure software maintained its position as one of the UK's industrial success stories with a positive balance of trade in excess of £200m, as opposed to film and TV which continue to exhibit substantial negative balances of trade.
		Across the world, the total number of leisure software units sold since 1995 is over 3.5bn.
	www.screendigest.com /reports/ils04/press_releases_31_08_2004n/view (924 words)

	The Adrenaline Vault \| News \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The UK interactive entertainment software market has hit a new all time high in 2005, according to ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) as it reveals annual performance figures today.
		Roger Bennett, director general of ELSPA, said: "We are now starting to see a trend in the market where software sales continue to rise even during the cycle before the introduction of exciting new technologies, with software publishers fully exploiting the tried and tested current hardware platforms.
		Bennett continued: "The leisure software market is a UK success story in terms of economy, innovation and creativity; this we have seen demonstrated throughout 2005, and we look forward to a colossal year in 2006 with the launch of further major interactive entertainment hardware platforms."
	www.avault.com /news/displaynews.asp?story=192006-9525 (325 words)

	ELSPA: The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ELSPA, the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association, and Ladbrokes, the UK’s favourite bookmaker, have today announced that the official computer and video games Christmas Number One is Need for Speed: Underground 2 from EA Games.
		Roger Bennett, director general of ELSPA, said: “The competition for the Christmas Number One this year has been tough, with an abundance of top notch games vying for the prime position.
		ELSPA (The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) was founded in 1989 to establish a specific and collective identity for the computer and video games industry.
	www.elspa.co.uk /about/pr/pr.asp?mode=view&t=1&id=515 (737 words)

	Nintendo Gamenet \| Internet Advanced
		A two-year piracy investigation conducted by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Trading Standards supported by ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) came to a successful close at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday, with a counterfeiter being fined a total of £42,000.
		Roger Bennett, director general of ELSPA commented: "ELSPA is determined to stamp out computer and video games piracy around the country.
		It was the first time ELSPA had encountered a home 'factory' for producing the Game Boy cartridges.
	www.nintendogamenet.com /modules.php?module=article&id=1371 (325 words)

	WarCry™ Network
		ELSPA, the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association, and European Games Network (EGN) organisers London EventCo today outlined details of 17 new exhibitors for EGN, including global games leaders Sega, Nintendo and NCsoft.
		At the same time ELSPA cautioned companies and individuals from across the UK, European and global games business "not to be misled by claims of other show organisers".
		Meanwhile, ELSPA's Roger Bennett offered a word of caution to the global games business: "The games industry is putting its weight behind EGN, as is proven by the list of heavyweight publishers and development studios who have already confirmed as exhibitors.
	www.warcry.com /scripts/columns/view_sectionalt.phtml?site=15&id=108&colid=3984 (871 words)

	Software cops mount car boot challenge - Security Strategy - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
		Operation Carter, involved representatives from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (Elspa), the Federation Against Copyright Theft, the police and Staffordshire Trading Standards.
		Elspa claims that more than £2bn is lost every year by the UK games industry to software counterfeiting.
		Elspa was founded in 1989 to provide a voice for the UK computer games industry.
	software.silicon.com /security/0,39024655,39153499,00.htm (560 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Technology \| Technology \| Grrl power
		But, as the paper explains, the games industry's concentration on the traditional 15 to 25-year-old male demographic is now outweighing demand from that sector and publishers are looking for ways to bolster their figures.
		So, with the word "mainstreaming" on the lips of practically every games publisher, the industry is setting forth with renewed vigour to capture the hearts, minds and purses of women.
		Whereas UK men manage to clock up a leisurely 10.78 hours of gaming every week on a wide array of titles, women's gaming choices tend to reflect their time limitations and the need to balance this with socialising, personal care and the dreaded housework.
	technology.guardian.co.uk /online/story/0,3605,1294836,00.html (615 words)

	Software Evolution Biology Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Science/Biology/Evolution/Software (584 words)

	ELSPA celebrates achievments of fight against piracy - News at Talk Xbox
		ELSPA (the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) is celebrating the recent achievements in the fight against piracy in the run up to Christmas.
		The past couple of months have been an encouraging period for the computer and video games industry, with a number of highly successful raids that netted a total of over thirteen million pounds' worth of seized counterfeit digital product.
		ELSPA would like to thank the authorities for their cooperation and ongoing efforts to combat piracy."
	www.talkxbox.com /article228.html (241 words)

	Hedgehog MOST POPULAR Game Character in 30 Years! - BDGamer [24/7 Gaming News] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		CvG and ELSPA today released the results of an unique poll seeking to find the most popular 30 games of the last 30 years.
		ELSPA, the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association, and ComputerAndVideogames.com, the UK's leading multi-format video games website, today published the results of a unique poll seeking to find the most popular 30 games of the last 30 years.
		Roger Bennett, director general of ELSPA, said: "We wanted to find out what the people who play video games consider to be the best games of the last 30 years.
	www.bdgamer.net /?itemid=7177 (886 words)

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