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Unifab estimates that French manufacturers lose more than 6 billion euros a year due to counterfeiting.(1) |
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The CNAC estimates 30,000 jobs are lost annually due to activity linked to intellectual property fraud. (2) |
| Cosmetics: |
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10% of cosmetics in France are counterfeit. (3) |
| Film and Television: |
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322 million dollars are lost annual by the French film industry due to pirated films. (4) |
| Music: |
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16 million songs are downloaded illegally in France per day. (5) |
| Software: |
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Despite being a generally low-crime country, France has a rising piracy rate and ranked third in losses to software piracy at $3191 million in 2005. |
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