A powerful Hollywood lobby group has been working hand in glove with one of Australia's most outspoken voices against online piracy.

Hacked Sony Pictures emails published by WikiLeaks reveal that CreativeFuture, the US film industry's main anti-piracy lobby, regards Village Roadshow co-chairman Graham Burke as one of its champions, engaged in a critical fight for the future of the internet.

Village Roadshow's Graham Burke ... seen by Hollywood as its champion. Credit:Michael Clayton-Jones

In an email sent in September 2014, CreativeFuture chief executive and Hollywood veteran Ruth Vitale wrote to alert US movie studios including Sony Pictures, 21st Century Fox, Disney, Viacom and Warner Brothers to "what is going on in Australia" where Burke "is at the centre" of campaigning against online piracy.

Ms Vitale specifically drew attention to Mr Burke's abrupt reversal of his decision to boycott a public forum on copyright infringement hosted by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull following the release of a government online piracy discussion paper including proposals to make internet service providers more accountable for their customers' unauthorised downloading. Mr Burke had said he would not attend the event because it would be dominated by "crazies" whose hidden agenda is the "theft of movies".