December 17, 2003

Film Companies Fight Piracy By Taking to Mexico's Streets

Excellent aggressive strategy being pursued by the film industry in Mexico. See Film Companies Fight Piracy By Taking to Mexico's Streets:
"The company has cut the price on more than 200 of its catalog titles to 50 pesos (about $4.50) and is rolling out more cheap movies every month. "This is a question of economics, not entertainment."

Indeed, in a country where a movie ticket costs a day's pay, it's no wonder bootleggers have a stranglehold on the video market. Mexico is frequently named among the world's top five markets for pirated copyright material." [WSJ.com (sub req'd)]
I wonder if we copyright law allows us to legally ascertain these titles from Mexico.


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