37 million pirated music CDs are sold in the United Kingdom each year.
Category: Counterfeit Goods
News and information on the global counterfeit goods industry. Provides data and statistics on counterfeiting, piracy and other illegal activities.
Microsoft Losses From Unlicensed Software in the UK in 2006
Software piracy activities in the United Kingdom causes Microsoft to lose $498 Million a year.
Pirated Microsorft software in UK business computers
Between July 2006 to April 2007, more than 8,300 pieces of pirated Microsoft software were found on British business computers.
UK Consumers Proud of Counterfeit Goods Purchases
Two-thirds of consumers in the United Kingdom reported that they were proud to tell family and friends that they had purchased a counterfeit product.
Counterfeit Food Exports From Turkey
Turkey was the main source of counterfeit food products seized by European Union custom agents in 2006.
Filesharing in Spain
35 percent of all internet users in Spain use filesharing services to access pirated movies and music.
Sales of Pirated Movies in Spain in 2007
In 2007, Internet users in Spain downloaded more than 150 million illegal files of pirated movies and music worth $1.2 billion, with street vendors selling another 20 to 30 million pirated movies discs on the black market.
Sales of Pirated Movies in Spain in 2007
In 2007, Internet users in Spain downloaded more than 150 million illegal files of pirated movies and music worth $1.2 billion, with street vendors selling another 20 to 30 million pirated movies discs on the black market.
Counterfeit goods impact to Samsung
Counterfeit phones and equipment caused losses of about $1.1 Billion to mobile phone maker Samsung in 2006.
South Korea's Film Industry Losses to Piracy in 2007
Movie piracy in South Korea caused $1 Billion in losses to the Korean film industry.