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Movie piracy causes a total lost output for U.S. industries of $20.5 billion per year, thwarts the creation of about 141,030 jobs and accounts for more than $837 million in lost tax revenue. |
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Between 400,000 - 600,000 films are downloaded each day.
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In the last 12 months, an estimated 48 million pirated DVDs were sold. |
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A Smith Barney study said that the motion picture industry lost up to $5.4 billion in 2005 due to piracy.
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The UK's Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) removed 50% more pirate websites than usual in 2005. A total of 114 sites and over 26,000 auction listing were closed. In addition, FACT seized 2 million pirate DVDs in 2005. For those engaged in this form of criminal activity, DVD/film piracy is estimated to be worth over £400 million a year.
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Seizures of pirate DVD-Rs in the UK have increased by 136% with 1.3 million DVD-Rs being seized in 2005, compared to 540,000 in 2004. |
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The Entertainment Software Alliance (ESA) lists Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United States and Vietnam as priority countries for enforcement.
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A factory with twenty multi-CD/DVD burners, three photocopiers, three computers and a labeling machine could produce up to 30,000 fakes a day, or an estimated 200,000.
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The Organised Crime Task Force reports that paramilitary organisations are behind 80% of all Intellectual Property crime in Northern Ireland, where pirated DVDs account for the majority of contraband seizures.
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CD & DVD Replication Worldwide 2002-2004 (Millions of Units)*
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2003
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2004
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CD-Audio
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5,950
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5,620
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5,378
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CD-ROM
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5,210
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4,890
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4,285
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CD-Video
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2,740
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2,800
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2,824
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DVD-Video
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2,200
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3,260
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4,123
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DVD-ROM
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240
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500
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750
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DVD-Audio
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10
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20
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44
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Total worldwide CD
& DVD Replication
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16,350
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17,090
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17,404
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This data is provided as part of a strategic alliance between IRMA and Understanding & Solutions.
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*Source: International Recording Media Association: News and Statistics
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MOTION PICTURE PIRACY COSTS U.S. ECONOMY THOUSANDS OF JOBS, BILLIONS IN LOST WAGES, Motion Picture Association of America, September 29, 2006. |
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Piracy ‘threat’ to Hollywood , BBC news, 2/19/03
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Film Distribution, New Technology and Piracy Thriving in a Brave New World , 20th Annual Conference on Audiovisual Law, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), May 2006.
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Los Angeles Sheriffs Department Stops Metro Pirates In Their Tracks , Recording Industry Association of America, 2/15/06.
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Frequently Asked Questions , Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT)
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DVD Piracy: The Big Picture , Piracy is a Crime, 2006.
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International IP Issues , Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
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Government Link with Creative Industries for Biggest Ever UK Crackdown on Counterfeiting and Benefit Fraud , Government News Network (GNN), 3/16/06. |
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