Sunday, April 25, 2010

Video Game Piracy Market




50 to 75 percent of all internet traffic is illegal downloading
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

94 percent of video games in Brazil are pirated
The Brazilian Association for the Development of Video Games finds that up to 94 percent of all video games sold in Brazil are pirated.
Source: Pedro Franco, “A Nation of Pirates,” Escapist, May 12, 2009.

58 billion lost to US economy due to copyright piracy
At the World Copyright Summit in Washington, D.C., US Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) stated that piracy of movies, music, software and video games costs the US economy $58 billion a yer.
Source: AFP, “Calls for united action at World Copyright Summit,” Google News, June 9, 2009

http://www.havocscope.com/activities/counterfeit-and-piracy/video-game-piracy/


I think, when looking at the global picture, the total piracy rate is increasing and obviously piracy has an important effect on economic countries so, i think, it is important that national leaders within the legal aid community and setting adequate penetration strategies ,act on a national level to combat the problem.


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