According to the Copyright Council of New Zealand, in 2005 the movie industry in the country lost up to 25 percent of its revenue to movie piracy, or $49 Million (70 million New Zealand Dollars).
Tag: Movie Piracy
Market data and statistics on the movie piracy industry. Statistics on losses and other piracy activities surrounding the pirating of movies. Pirated movies database built from public sources.
Piracy's Impact on Bollywood
The Times of India reports “The Hindi film industry is said to make Rs 5,500 crore a year, of which 27% is lost to piracy.” Based on these figures, Havocscope is currently listing the movie piracy impact to India at $378 Million. Calculations: 5,500 crore = 55 Billion Rupees 55 Billion Rupees = $1.4 Billion… Continue reading Piracy's Impact on Bollywood
Seizing Contraband Films in North Korea
So how does North Korea Officials seize films that are banned in North Korea? Reuters mentions one method: One analyst said a routine tactic used by North Korean police is to cut the electricity to apartment blocs before a raid and then go to each home to check what is on video tapes or DVDs… Continue reading Seizing Contraband Films in North Korea