Bangladesh
Estimated Trade Losses Due to Copyright Piracy (in millions of U.S. dollars) and Levels of Piracy: 2005-2006
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2006
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2005
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Loss
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Level
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Loss
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Level
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Records & Music
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40.0
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70%
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N/A
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N/A
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Books
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8.0
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N/A
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6.0
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N/A
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TOTALS
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48.0+
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6.0
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Source: International Intellectual Property Alliance  |
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Two pirate optical disc plants are responsible for 80% of the available pirated ‘pressed’ discs in Bangladesh. (1) |
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Large-scale piracy is adversely affecting Bangladesh's domestic market, where 85% of locally produced music (and virtually 100% of international music) is pirated. (2)
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Inside Bangladesh, in the regions bordering Burma, there are more than 500 drug businesses some of them without a license, and they are smuggling fake pharmaceuticals into Burma. (3) |
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While Bangladesh's mammoth pharmaceutical industry exports drugs to as many as 52 countries worldwide, new investigations reveal an estimated US $150 million worth of spurious drugs are posing a risk to public health at home. (4) |
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