Over a span of three years (2005 to 2008), United States authorities seized over $76 Million in counterfeit Cisco computer equipment parts in China.
Category: Counterfeit Goods
News and information on the global counterfeit goods industry. Provides data and statistics on counterfeiting, piracy and other illegal activities.
Video game piracy impact on Nintendo
The Senior Director for Anti-Piracy at Nintendo stated that the company and its publishers lose $975 Million a year to video game piracy.
Counterfeit Goods losses in South Korea
Counterfeit products made in China cost South Korean firms $14.2 billion, equivalent to 5 percent of total exports, according to the Korea International Trade Association.
Fake Textiles in Mexico
An estimated 60 percent of all clothing and textiles sold in Mexico are counterfeit.
Piracy's Impact on Bollywood
The Times of India reports “The Hindi film industry is said to make Rs 5,500 crore a year, of which 27% is lost to piracy.” Based on these figures, Havocscope is currently listing the movie piracy impact to India at $378 Million. Calculations: 5,500 crore = 55 Billion Rupees 55 Billion Rupees = $1.4 Billion… Continue reading Piracy's Impact on Bollywood
Seizing Contraband Films in North Korea
So how does North Korea Officials seize films that are banned in North Korea? Reuters mentions one method: One analyst said a routine tactic used by North Korean police is to cut the electricity to apartment blocs before a raid and then go to each home to check what is on video tapes or DVDs… Continue reading Seizing Contraband Films in North Korea
Counterfeit Seizures in Japan
For the time period of January to June 2007, the National Police Agency in Japan seized 331,136 counterfeit items, a record for a six month period. The total figure seized is already higher then the total number of seizures in all of 2006. 45.7 percent of the counterfeit goods were from China.
Top Ten downloading schools in the U.S.
The figures are based on notice of violation letters sent by the Recording Industry Association of America. The figures were based during the time period of September 2006 to mid-February 2007. According to the Christian Science Monitor, here are the top ten schools that illegally download music from the Internet: 1. Ohio University 2. Purdue… Continue reading Top Ten downloading schools in the U.S.
Fake Drug Seizures in Finland in First Half of 2007
In the first part of 2007, Custom officials in Finland seized about 140,000 doses of counterfeit drugs.
Officials believe that a majority of the fake drugs are passed through Finland an on to the world black market.
Potential Losses from Fake Cuban Cigars
Hundred of millions of dollars are believed to be lost to counterfeit Cuban cigars annually.