Reuters reports that in Peru the goverment is also making progress in fighting CD piracy, as they have crushed about 50,000 pirated CDs with a steamroller. In Lima, the captial of the country, musicians and singers danced on the pieces of the CDs that were left over.
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He added that enthusiasm for pirated goods is a major problem for poor Peru, robbing the government of million a year in uncollected taxes in fake CDs alone. Other pirated goods available across Peru -- where many people cannot afford original goods -- include namebrand clothes, books, software, food and movies yet to hit cinemas. |
Peru has a piracy rate of about 98%, which means that most of the software and entertainment products are made and sold by pirates. Read the entire story here.
Source: Reuters
