MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios has promoted attorney Laura Tunberg to VP, intellectual property enforcement.

Tunberg will report to MGM's senior executive VP and secretary William A. Jones. Tunberg also reports to MGM senior executive VP and general counsel Jay Rakow.

Jones added, "This promotion reflects the stellar job Laura has done in the anti-piracy area. Through her vigilance, tenacity and work ethic, she has become an integral part of the MGM team charged with the protection and enforcement of our intellectual property rights."

Tunberg is MGM's representative on the committee overseeing the Motion Picture Association's (MPA) worldwide anti-piracy programmes. As reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com the MPA is seeking to collaborate with organisations like the Indian Music Industry to combat piracy in India. She also oversees security for MGM's film and TV productions and post-production, replication, pre-release screenings and DVD and video production, replication and marketing. Tunberg also oversees enforcement actions against copyright violators of MGM's products on the internet, optical discs and other formats and platforms.