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country facts and figures

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A survey (Spring 2004) was sent to 72 companies in Switzerland to evaluate how they were affected by counterfeiting and piracy. Of these companies, 64% claim to be affected by counterfeiting and piracy while 54% were directly affected in the previous year. The largest impact comes from trademark and design counterfeiters, with a 47% increase over the last 3 years. Losses in the watch industry range from tens of thousands of Swiss francs to annual losses of CHF 800 million. (En)  (Fr) adobe pdf file

Software:
bullet Switzerland is ranked 8th in the 2005 PC Software Piracy Rankings: 20 Countries with the Lowest Piracy Rates, yet lost $376 million to software piracy the same year. 

2005 GLOBAL PC SOFTWARE PIRACY

 

Piracy Rates

Piracy Losses (millions)

2005

27%

$ 376

2004

28%

$ 309

2003

31%

$ 293

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

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