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Copyright Enforcement Statistics in 2005 in Mexico (Partial Data) | | | Motion Picture Association Cases (Jan-July 2005) | Business Software Alliance Cases (2005) | Recording Industry (Local and U.S.) Cases (2005) | 2005 Total | Compare 2004 | | Total # Raids | 928 | 443 | 1,265 | 2,636 | 2,487 | | Criminal Raids | 918 | 34 | 1,265 | 2,217 | 2,218 | | Administrative Raids | 10 | 409 | 0 | 419 | 269 | | # Persons Held in Pre-Trial Detention | N/A | N/A | 208 | | 212 | | # Indictments | N/A | N/A | 64 | | 124 | | # Resulting in Fines or Jail Terms | N/A | N/A | 11 | (See left) | 22 | | Ratio of Convictions/Fines to # of Criminal Raids Conducted | N/A | N/A | 2 years but sentences are suspended | | | | Pirate Copies Seized | 6,771,469 | N/A | 5% | At least 19.6 million copies | At least 12.1 million copies | | Other Materials Related to Infringing Activities Seized (Itemized) | 704,658 blank optical disks; 1,163 DVD burners | N/A | 17,121,000 Blank CDRs and DVDRs | (See left) | |
Source: INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE 2006 SPECIAL 301 REPORT. .gif "bullet") | In 2005, the Mexican Justice Department conducted over 9,000 raids and seized more than 119,000 piece of clothing, about 4,000 perfume products and more than 2 million alcoholic beverages. However, despite the raids, few people were punished. Federal prosecutors received only 400 complaints about sellers of counterfeit goods in 2005. Of tose, only 40 were investigated. Four were convicted. Prosecutions are politically difficult because about 1.9 million of Mexico's 42.3 million workers are street vendors, part of the "informal" economy. (1) | | | | Documents: | | Excerpt from the International Intellectual Property Alliance's Special 301 Recommendations for the year: 2006. | | | Piratería.Fomentar una cultura de Propiedad Intelectual, Arturo Pérez Arredondo y Arturo González de Araujo, Integrantes de la Comisión de Propiedad Intelectual ICC México, Noviembre 2006. |
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