According to an official in the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry in Iran, the film industry in Iran losses $100 million (1,000 Billion Rials) to film piracy.

Source: “Cinema Industry Suffering From Piracy,” Iran Daily, July 6, 2007.

Australia is the second largest market for pirated movies in the Asia-Pacific region. According to the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, Australia losses $193 Million (233 Million Australian) to movie piracy.

Source:  Janet Fife-Yeomans, “Pirating movies is ‘more lucrative than heroin’,” August 25, 2008.

A new research study stated that up to one fifth of Britons could be indirectly supporting child trafficking based on their purchases of goods on the black market.

The survey by ECPAT stated that people purchasing pirated DVDs, smoking marijuana, visiting prostitutes and giving money to child beggars could be funding operations that trafficking children.

The United Kingdom is a key transit hub for the global trade of children.  Children from 52 different countries are victims of child trafficking.

Source: Robert Booth, “Fifth of Britons unknowingly aid child trafficking, according to survey,” Guardian, August 14, 2009.

The United States  Department of State has reported in their Investment Climate Statement that the first case of piracy for the 2008 hit “Iron Man” occurred in Norway.

Source:  US State Department, “2009 Investment Climate Statement-Norway,” February 2009.

According to IP Trust, the illegal copying and selling of DVDs and CDs creates losses of $192.57 Million (135.9 Million Euros) each year.

Source:  “IP Trust/INFACT-Piracy is a crime,” Business 2000, accessed: August 7, 2009.

The AFP states that illegal downloading represents 50 to 75 percent of all Internet traffic worldwide.

Source:  AFP, ” Swedish crackdown on piracy pays off,” Google News, August 4, 2009.

Authorities in Cambodia seize over 10,000 pirated copies of CDs and DVDs in Cambodia each year.

Source:  Chun Sakada, “Officials Renew Efforts Against Digital Piracy,” VOA News, September 8, 2008.

NBC Universal stated that over the course of 15 months, there has been over 250 million views of pirated content over a half dozen video sharing sites in China.

Source:  Stephanie Condon, “Congress looks abroad to curb piracy,”CNET News, April 6, 2009.

Movie that were illegally pirated from theaters in the Philippines were found to have traveled to 13 different countries and 3 continents.

Source:  John Grafilo, “Pirated goods add attraction for tourists in Philippines,” eturbonews, March 1, 2009.

The group Respect for Film states that companies in the United Kingdom loss up to $818 million each year to movie piracy.

Source:  Marco Woldt, “Pro-piracy parties gain foothold across Europe,” CNN, July 23, 2009.