$400 million pirated discs sold in Russia in 2006

Posted on April 27, 2008
Filed Under Europe, counterfeit and piracy |

With two-thirds of the music CDs in Russia being pirated, an estimated $400 million worth of pirated discs were sold in Russia in 2006.

Source: Associated Press, “Russia urged to tackle music piracy, economy minister says no quick fix,” International Herald Tribune, April 17, 2007,(accessed: April 18, 2007).

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