Sales of counterfeit goods in China exceed $16 billion in 2004, according to a report by the US Commerce Department.
Author: havocscope
Pirated Digital Music Files in China in 2007
Pirated music tracks consists of 99 percent of all digital music files in China in 2007.
Pirated DVDs in China
Pirated movie copies consist of 90 percent of all DVDs in circulation in China, according to industry officials.
Number of Illegal Drug Users in China
An estimated 15 million people in China abuse and purchase illegal drugs every year.
Toronto Key Hub of Pirated Movies in Canada
90 percent of pirated movies sold in Canada can be traced back to Toronto.
Salary from Selling Pirated Goods in Myanmar
According to a report by the Associated Press, legitimate CDs and DVDs are sold around $1.50, where pirated music copies are sold on the black market for prices as low as 30 cents. One seller was quoted as saying that he makes $13 a day selling pirated goods in Burma. The average income in Burma is about $1,700 a year.
Pirated Music Files in Brazil
Every year 1.8 billion music files are pirated in Brazil.
Losses to Bangladesh Music Industry
Music piracy in Bangladesh causes losses of $180 Million, according to the AFP. Only 5 to 10 percent of the total music market consists of legitimate sales.
Afghanistan controls opium market
90 percent of the world’s opium supply was produced by Afghanistan in 2007, according to the UN.
Opium farmer's earnings in Afghanistan
A worker harvesting opium in Afghanistan is able to earn $12 a day, compared to $2 a day for harvesting wheat. Reporter Elizabeth Rubin, writing for the New York Times Magazine, reported that certain schools in Afghanistan are closed in part “because teachers and students were busy harvesting the crop”.