General:
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(China)
Estimated Trade Losses due to Copyright Piracy (in millions of US dollars) and Levels of Piracy: 2001-2006
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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Loss
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Level
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Loss
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Level
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Loss
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Level
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Loss
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Level
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Loss
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Level
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Loss
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Level
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Motion Pictures
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NA
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NA
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244.0
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93%
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280.0
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95%
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178.0
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95%
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168.0
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91%
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160.0
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88%
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Records & Music
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206.0
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85%
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204.0
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85%
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202.9
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85%
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286.0
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90%
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48.0
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90%
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47.0
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90%
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Business Software
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1949.0
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82%
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1276.1
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88%
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1488.0
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90%
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1787.0
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92%
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1637.3
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92%
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1140.2
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92%
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Entertainment Software
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NA
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NA
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589.9
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92%
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510.0
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90%
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568.2
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96%
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N/A
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96%
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455.0
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92%
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Books
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52.0
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NA
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52.0
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N/A
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50.0
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N/A
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40.0
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N/A
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40.0
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N/A
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130.0
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N/A
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TOTALS
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2207.0
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2366.0+
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2530.9
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2859.2
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1893.3
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1932.5
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Source: International Intellectual Property Alliance 
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(Taiwan)
Estimated Trade Losses due to Copyright Piracy (in millions of US dollars) and Levels of Piracy: 2002-2006
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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Loss
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Level
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Loss
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Level
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Loss
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Level
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Loss
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Level
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Loss
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Level
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Motion Pictures
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N/A
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NA
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98.0
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51%
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40.0
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40%
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42.0
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44%
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42.0
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44%
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Records & Music
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16.2
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28%
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21.5
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26%
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49.4
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36%
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58.0
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42%
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98.6
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47%
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Business Software
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90.0
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41%
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56.0
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43%
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88.9
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43%
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83.0
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43%
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91.2
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43%
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Entertainment Software
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NA
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NA
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161.9
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42%
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123.0
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63%
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261.8
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42%
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596.1
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56%
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Books
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18.0
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NA
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18.0
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N/A
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20.0
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N/A
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20.0
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N/A
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20.0
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N/A
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TOTALS
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124.2
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376.9
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320.4
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464.8
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847.9
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Source: International Intellectual Property Alliance
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According to figures released by the State Council’s Development Research Center in July 2003, the market value of counterfeit goods in China was between $19 billion and $24 billion in 2001. (1)
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About 45.5 percent of the media publications (books, films, music CDs and software) bought by Chinese consumers in 2005 were pirated. (2)
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Piracy rates of physical copyright products remain virtually the highest in the world, at 85-95% depending on the industry sector and product format (e.g., 95% of DVDs in China are pirate). (3)
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Auto & Parts:
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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan,Counterfeiting in the Total Chinese Automotive Industry, reveals that the counterfeit vehicle parts and components market in China earned revenue of $11.53 billion in 2004 and estimates to reach $44.74 billion in 2011. (4)
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Cosmetics:
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MediaSec Technologies LLC reports that in China virtually 90% of cosmetics sold are counterfeit. (6) |
Film and TV:
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According to industry statistics, 95% of DVDs in China are pirate. (7)
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The International Intellectual Property Alliance believes that there are roughly 86 optical disc plants in China, with 1,374 total lines bringing total disc capacity based on IIPA’s conservative methodology to a staggering 4.8 billion discs per year. (8)
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There are currently 106 optical disc production plants with 817 production lines in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (with a production capacity of over 2.8 billion discs per year). (7) According to a study by the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) and Standard Chartered Bank, cable piracy losses in Hong Kong jumped 29%. (9)
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The estimated capacity of all the optical discs plants in Taiwan amounted to approximately 10.7 billion units annually. (10)
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Food and Beverage:
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Report highlights counterfeit food threat in China, AP-Foodtechnology.com, April 27, 2007.
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The Problem with Fake Foods, by Neil Davey, Food Safety.
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Music:
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According to industry estimates cited in USTR’s 2005 Special 301 Report, in China alone, 90% of the music sold is pirated. (10)
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Music piracy in China in 2002 cost the US music industry around $600 million in lost sales (12)
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Pharmaceuticals:
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In China (2001) counterfeit medicines were stated to have caused 192,000 deaths, which lead to the closure of 1,300 factories. (13)
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Software:
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China is ranked 4th (dropping two places) in the 2005 PC Software Piracy Rankings: 20 Countries with the Highest Piracy Rates. Despite the decreased piracy rate, the country lost $3,884 million due to software piracy - second only to the United States. Furthermore, it is estimated that between the end of 2005 and the end of 2009, more than 100 million new internet users will come from China, India and Russia alone. (14)
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In 2005, there were an estimated 250,000 Internet cafés in China, with only about one percent of the |
