Asia-Pacific seized ... 5 million pirated CDs

Authorities seized nearly 5 million pirated discs and detained 870 people in a two-month anti-piracy campaign in more than 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

In the action campaign called Trident, the judicial authorities of the countries conducted about 1874 searches and raids aimed at pirated disc production facilities, street stalls, retail stores, and markets. black and also the focal points for exporting illegal CDs and DVDs abroad.

Sellers are selling CDs to install pirated Vista operating systems on Beijing streets.Source: AFP

The illegal copying of music, movies and software is a problem in China, Malaysia, Thailand and many other Asian countries, causing lawful producers and distributors to lose billions of dollars each. year.

In a statement released yesterday, the Asian Film Piracy Association affirmed that the goal of Trident campaign is to protect ticket sales and home video products, by "reducing the amount Illegal CDs and DVDs are sold on the market during Christmas and New Year shopping. "

While Malaysia is the country that conducted the most raids and raids (606 cases, arresting 329 people), China is the country that seized the largest amount of pirated discs: accounting for 60% of the total of 4.8 million. plate.

In addition to China, Malaysia and Thailand, the Trident campaign also took place in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and South Korea.

In 2006, global authorities conducted nearly 12,400 raids, seizing more than 35 million pirated discs of all kinds, 4482 record heads and breaking 50 pirated optical disc production lines.

Trong Cam