South Korea lost $1 billion in pirated movies in 2007

Posted on April 28, 2008
Filed Under Asia, counterfeit and piracy |

The Korean Film Council estimates losses of $1 Billion in pirated movies in 2007.

Source: Han Sunhee, “Piracy on the rise in Korea,” Variety, December 21, 2007, accessed: December 26, 2007).

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