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1 results foundAuthor: Content First, LLC Title: Counterfeiting and Piracy in Brazil: The Economic Impact Summary: This report, commissioned by the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, reviews the economic costs of counterfeit and pirated goods for the Brazilian economy. Copies of software, compact discs, medicines, mobile phones, food and drink, car parts, tobacco products, and imitation designer fashions are sold every day in the huge Brazilian market of nearly 180 million consumers. New technology means that more goods than ever are vulnerable to copying. Counterfeiting and piracy hurt not only companies doing business in Brazil, but in turn, all Brazilians. Major industries, such as software and music, lose more than half of their sales to these illegal activities. Consequently, there are fewer jobs for Brazilians, the government collects less tax revenue, Brazilian consumers must pay higher prices for inferior products, and counterfeited products endanger the health and safety of consumers. Measuring the full economic impact of counterfeiting and piracy is hard because these activities are clandestine. Even the Brazilian government lacks official data on the economic damages caused by the sales of counterfeit or pirated goods. Despite these limitations, a review of the best available industry estimates indicates that at least $1.6 billion in sales are lost every year to counterfeiting and piracy. The copyright industry alone estimates yearly losses of nearly $800 million. Industry estimates also show that Brazil would net $500 million a year in lost cigarette tax revenue if counterfeiting or piracy were reduced or eliminated. The data developed for this report are based on a survey of major industry sectors, interviews with trade association representatives, and a review of existing reports and literature. Details: Washington, DC: Brazil-U.S. Business Council, 2004. 15p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 10, 2012 at: http://www.iccwbo.org/uploadedFiles/BASCAP/Pages/Counterfeiting_and_Piracy_in_Brazil%5B1%5D.pdf Year: 2004 Country: Brazil URL: http://www.iccwbo.org/uploadedFiles/BASCAP/Pages/Counterfeiting_and_Piracy_in_Brazil%5B1%5D.pdf Shelf Number: 124913 Keywords: CounterfeitingFraudIntellectual Property Rights (Brazil)Piracy (Copyright) |