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country facts and figures

Pharmaceuticals:
bulletThe Dutch Healthcare Inspectorate warned consumers in early 2006 not to buy Tamiflu through the Internet, after counterfeit capsules were found in the Netherlands containing lactose and vitamin C, and no active substance. (1)
Software:
bulletThe Netherlands is ranked 12th in the 2005 PC Software Piracy Rankings: 20 Countries with the Lowest Piracy Rates.  The same year, it lost $596 million (the 12th highest to all countries surveyed) to software piracy.

2005 GLOBAL PC SOFTWARE PIRACY

 

Piracy Rates

Piracy Losses (millions)

2005

30%

596

2004

30%

628

2003

33%

577

Source: THIRD ANNUAL BSA AND IDC GLOBAL SOFTWARE PIRACY STUDY adobe pdf file

 

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