The BBC has yet another interesting article on DVD piracy, this time concerning Pakistan. There are some big numbers quoted in this article:
According to the IFPI, Pakistani replication facilities are producing in excess of 230 million copies a year.
Given that the country’s local consumption is only about25 million discs, the IFPI concludes that the rest are being exported across the world.
One of the pirates also goes on to state that: “For as long as Pakistanis want to watch cheap movies, there will be piracy.”
Now, forgive me, but the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the people responsible for bringing all the lawsuits against downloaders, must be aware of this. So instead of lobbying the Pakistani government and trying to get rid of 230 million illegal copies a year, costing them about $2.7 billion, they are targeting those who are doing one or two.
I buy my DVDs, I don’t download them, I don’t buy from overseas, and here is an industry that frowns if I even want to buy them from theUS. Is it just me who thinks they’ve got their priorities screwed up?
Update (09/05/05): Another BBC article about how ingrained piracy is to the mentality of the populous in Pakistan.
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