In 2005, Japan’s film industry loss an estimated 80 billion yen ($658 million) to piracy. Source: Japan Patent Office, “FY 2004 Survey Report on Losses Caused by Counterfeiting”,March 2005.

Source: “Special Report: China and the internet: The party, the people, and the power of cyber-talk” , The Economist, April 29, 2006, pg. 30.

Source: AP, “Warner, Paramount form China partnership to sell DVDs in anti-piracy move,” International Herald Tribune, November 7, 2007, (accessed: November 9, 2007).

According to the Globe and Mail, 90 percent of pirated movies sold in Canada can be traced back to Toronto. Source: Chanakya Sethi, “Flood of pirated DVDs frustrates police efforts,” Globe and Mail, August 30, 2006, (accessed: September 1, 2006).

Source: Eric A. Taub, Off New York Streets, Film Piracy is Online, New York Times, April 14, 2008.

Up to 80 percent of internet traffic is believed to be P2P file distribution, with the vast bulk of content being music and movies. Source: IFPI, “Digital Music Report 2008,” January 24, 2008, pg. 22,(accessed: January 28, 2008).

College campuses are responsible for 15 percent of piracy. The MPAA previously reported in error that college students were responsible for 44 percent of piracy. Source: AP, “MPAA Admits Mistake on Downloading Study,” Yahoo News, January 22, 2008.

According to market research firm NPD Group, in the third quarter of 2006, nearly 60 percent of video files downloaded from P2P sites were adult-film content, 20 percent were TV shows, and 5 percent was mainstream movie content. Source: NPD Group, “The NPD Group: Peer-to-Peer Digital Video Downloading Outpacing Legal Alternatives Five to One,” Press Release, [...]

Source: Richard Verrier, ” Piracy robs L.A. economy, study says,” Los Angeles Times, February 16, 2007.

Source:  Associated Press, ” NYC Makes Film Piracy a Misdemeanor,” Houston Chronicle, May 1, 2007.