Why repression against illegal manufacturers of audio and video are not effective

More than a million pirated discs were recently seized by police during a special operation in Moscow. These punitive expedition was not the first and not the last, but the effect is small. Experts believe that the meaningless fight illegal film and music production, as long as the costs of prosecution analogues reduced is six or seven times. Spokesman for the Metropolitan Economic Crimes Philip Zolotnitsky told "Novye Izvestia" this year in Moscow Hundreds of offenses laid in connection with the manufacture and distribution of pirated copies. According to him, the first 11 months of 2004, in Moscow, 17 was illegal manufacture liquidated, there were more than two thousand offenses in connection with the production and distribution of music and film products in stores around 10 million CDs and 3 million videos confiscated. "The amount of damage avoided is 181 million rubles, -. Said Zolotnitsky -. However, the amount of damage is much larger - about 410 million rubles" .. According to official figures Rospatent turnover estimated all counterfeit products in Russia to 80-100 billion rubles. Year. As a result of the budget each year, not C doschityvaetsya 30 billion in October last year and January this development experts Guild audiovideotorgovli (GRAVT) monitored branches in Moscow, realizing discs and ligaments. Was visually examined 940 commercial properties. It was found that only 215 only licensed product offered. In 455 pavilions were licensed and pirated copies sold. 270 - only illegal products. Pirates face the state not only domestic issues. Western countries have repeatedly stated that the level of progress in the intellectual property rights on Russia's accession to the WTO from. Illegal only one of our craftsmen U.S. $ 1 billion in damages. But Russian officials have to fight his own impotence recognized pirates. In the hope of further repression Experts believe that the effect will be economic measures. The same GRAVT customers surveyed. When asked which products - licensed or "pirates" - buy Muscovites prefer, 82% said they would love to buy the license discs and cassettes, and only 5% prefer pirated counterparts. The question is about the price of legal products. Pay 700-900 rubles. CD for the buyer does not agree. Consumers say that it is cheaper to order the products directly from the U.S. than it is to buy them in legal transactions. However, the Russian production companies themselves understand it. Now a number of music stores, as well as in normal supermarkets sold videotapes fake CD and DVD discs at a price close to. Profits from the sale of each copy, of course, small, but growing circulation. "In practice, - said Philip Zolotnitsky, - go to pay for a license to six or seven times more than the pirates, very few are willing and if the difference rubles 40-50, the buyer opts for a license.. the hard drive. "