In an article about the drug eradication program in The New Yorker, writer Jon Lee Anderson reported on the price difference for farmers harvesting opium. According to interviews with local Afghan farmers, a farmer is able to receive “about thirty-three dollars from an acre of wheat, and between five hundred and seven hundred dollars from an acre of poppies.”
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Opium Harvest in Afghanistan for 2007
The United Nations reported that in 2007, the opium harvest in Afghanistan rose 38 percent over the previous year. 8,200 metric tons of opium was harvested in 2007, up from 6,100 tons in 2006.
Portion of Afghanistan's GDP Based on Opium
The black market opium trade represents approximately one-third of Afghanistan’s GDP, according to the 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.
Piracy on YouTube
Academics and media executives estimate that the percentage of content that is posted on YouTube without the studios’ consent could “be anywhere from 30 percent to 70 percent.”
Internet piracy risks increases with online video
In a sign of the potential for increase in Internet piracy, 150 companies were created in 2006 to host online videos.
Online videos to overtake p2p traffic
The Associated Press writes that videos distributed online are ” poised to overtake peer-to-peer file sharing as the dominant form of Internet traffic.”
Number of Unlicensed AK-47s Circulating the World
Around 100 million Ak-47s are circulating around the world, with 47 national armies utilizing the weapon. Russia has stated that it only accounts for 10 to 12 percent of the sales of the weapon, with the rest being unlicensed and counterfeit copies.
Percentage of Fake Watches in Total Watch Sales
Counterfeit watches made up 5 percent of sales of the total watch market, according to a 1998 report by the OECD.
Number of Fake Watches Produced Each Year
40 million counterfeit watches are produced each year around the world. In contrast, 25 million watches are legitimately produced by the Swiss watch industry.
Nintendo's losses to pirated video games
An official with Nintendo was quoted stating that Nintendo and its game developers and publishers may have lost $762 million to pirated video games in 2006.