A raid against an establishment that sold, copied and distributed
pirated movies to street vendors was conducted in the city of Mar
del Plata, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Oct. 27.
The premises were located across the street from the Mar del Plata
train station, a few blocks away from the downtown area where
street vendors peddle their pirated movies. The infringing material
was sold on the ground floor of the two-story building, and a
prolific, large-capacity duplication lab operated on the first
floor.
Goods seized included close to 3,500 DVD-Rs ready for distribution
and duplication, over 20 DVD burners, computers, state-of-the art
printers, cash and purchase orders, among other materials necessary
to carry out the illegal activities of duplication, sale and
distribution of pirated DVDs.
Each pirated copy is sold in the street for between $7 and $10,
which means that the goods seized amounted to approximately 35,000
pesos in sales. With 20 DVD burners, the illegal lab could produce
several hundred copies per day.
The Motion Picture Association, the Unión Argentina de
Videoeditores and the Asociación Argentina de Distribuidores
Cinematográficos were responsible for conducting the investigation
that led to the raid.
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Authorities raid movie-piracy lab in Mar del Plata
Nov 6, 2008
Authorities raid movie-piracy lab in Mar del Plata
Nov 6, 2008
A raid against an establishment that sold, copied and distributed pirated movies to street vendors was conducted in the city of Mar del Plata, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Oct. 27.
The premises were located across the street from the Mar del Plata train station, a few blocks away from the downtown area where street vendors peddle their pirated movies. The infringing material was sold on the ground floor of the two-story building, and a prolific, large-capacity duplication lab operated on the first floor.
Goods seized included close to 3,500 DVD-Rs ready for distribution and duplication, over 20 DVD burners, computers, state-of-the art printers, cash and purchase orders, among other materials necessary to carry out the illegal activities of duplication, sale and distribution of pirated DVDs.
Each pirated copy is sold in the street for between $7 and $10, which means that the goods seized amounted to approximately 35,000 pesos in sales. With 20 DVD burners, the illegal lab could produce several hundred copies per day.
The Motion Picture Association, the Unión Argentina de Videoeditores and the Asociación Argentina de Distribuidores Cinematográficos were responsible for conducting the investigation that led to the raid.
The premises were located across the street from the Mar del Plata train station, a few blocks away from the downtown area where street vendors peddle their pirated movies. The infringing material was sold on the ground floor of the two-story building, and a prolific, large-capacity duplication lab operated on the first floor.
Goods seized included close to 3,500 DVD-Rs ready for distribution and duplication, over 20 DVD burners, computers, state-of-the art printers, cash and purchase orders, among other materials necessary to carry out the illegal activities of duplication, sale and distribution of pirated DVDs.
Each pirated copy is sold in the street for between $7 and $10, which means that the goods seized amounted to approximately 35,000 pesos in sales. With 20 DVD burners, the illegal lab could produce several hundred copies per day.
The Motion Picture Association, the Unión Argentina de Videoeditores and the Asociación Argentina de Distribuidores Cinematográficos were responsible for conducting the investigation that led to the raid.
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