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Estimated trade losses due to book piracy in Peru rose to $9 million in 2005. (1)
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Estimates place 90% of the books as being piratical. Such widespread piracy over the last decade has devastated the local book industry, causing bookstores to close and interfering with the ability of legitimate publishers to continue doing business (2) |
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Local video distributors report that 90% of the DVDs offered in video rental stores are illegal. (3)
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| Music: |
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Estimated trade losses due to music and recording piracy in Peru were $53.5 million in 2006, and the level of piracy continue to be 98%. (4) |
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| Pharmaceuticals: |
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Peru’s Ministry of Health estimates that illegal sales of medicines account for 15-20% of the local market. (5) |
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| Software: |
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Business software piracy in Peru rose slightly in 2006 to $27.0 million. (6) |
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