Spain
Estimated Trade Losses Due to Copyright Piracy (in millions of U.S. dollars) and Levels of Piracy: 2005-2006
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2006
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2005
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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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253.0
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32%
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Records & Music
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25.0
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22%
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27.0
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22%
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Business Software
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501.0
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46%
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417.0
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46%
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Entertainment Software
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111.5
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48%
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135.3
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43%
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TOTALS
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637.5
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832.3
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Source: International Intellectual Property Alliance  |
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For 2005, MPA reports that preliminary estimated losses in Spain due to audiovisual piracy (including both hard goods and Internet) were $253 million, and the estimated piracy level was 32%. (1)
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Music:
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Estimated trade losses for the music industry in Spain in 2004 were $90 millionnot counting losses associated with Internet piracy for which we offer no specific dollar amount but which undoubtedly exceed those connected to physical piracy.Despite increased enforcement activities, music piracy exceeds 24% (in some cities like Madrid, Seville, Granada or Murcia this percentage has reached between 30% and 40%), probably the highest rate of any developed country in the world, and losses continue to mount. (2) 
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Software:
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Spainlost $765 millionto software piracy in 2005 (the 11th most of all countries surveyed). This is largely attributed to PC shipments outpacing software growth.
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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) estimates that the value of pirated videogame product in the Spanish marketplace was $135.3 million in 2005, with a 43% piracy rate. (3)  |