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Counterfeit Goods and Piracy Industry

Market Locations and Values View by Market Value Country Market Value Argentina 318 Million Brazil 101 Million Canada 118 Million Chile 10 Million China 565 Million* Colombia 41 Million France 322 Million Germany 157 Million Greece 72 Million Hungary 102 Million India 959 Million Indonesia 32 Million Israel 61 Million Italy 161 Million Japan 658 Million Korea, South 1 Billion Laos 102 Million Malaysia 36 Million Mexico 483 Million Philippines 33 Million Poland 102 Million Romania 12 Million Russia 266 Million Saudi Arabia 95 Million Singapore 8 Million South Africa 75 Million Spain 253 Million Taiwan 98 Million Thailand 149 Million Turkey 29 Million Ukraine 38 Million United Kingdom 406 Million United States 1.3 Billion * China figures represents losses to United  States  Movie Studios. Sources:   1

Sources:

1.   Unless noted below, figures are from   International Intellectual Property Alliance, " IIPA 2007 " Special 301" Recommendations," February 12, 2007, and April 30, 2007.   Both available at http://www.iipa.com/statistics.html (accessed: May 9, 2007).

France, Germany, and United Kingdom Figures:   MPAA and L.E.K., " The Cost of Movie Piracy," May 2006, available at: http://www.mpaa.org/researchStatistics.asp (path: 2005 Piracy Data Summary), (accessed: November 24, 2006).

India, South Korea, Malaysia, and Philippines Figures are based on 2004 losses provided by International Intellectual Property Alliance, " USTR 2005 " Special 301" Decisions," June 4, 2005.

Singapore Figure:   Winston Chai, " Singapore implicated as piracy hub," CNet News.com, March 6, 2003, http://news.com.com/Singapore+implicated+as+piracy+hub/2100-1026_3-991344.html (accessed: September 12, 2006).

South Africa Figure: " Fighting fake DVDs - with fakes," southafrica.info, May 19, 2006, http://www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/media/dvd-piracy-190506.htm (accessed: May 25, 2006).

Japan Figure:   Yomiuri Shimbun, " LDP to submit film piracy bill," February 12, 2007, http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070212TDY01002.htm (accessed: February 12, 2007).

Inida Figure: S Ahmed Ali & Baharati Dubey, " Film pirates sail on," Times of India, November 16, 2007, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Film_pirates_sail_on/articleshow/2544693.cms (accessed: November 16, 2007).   Currency coversion based on November 16, 2007 rates.