Several people have pointed to this CBC multimedia report on counterfeiting, that includes the dubious claim that 40% of pirated DVDs originate in Canada (double what the CMPDA told a House of Commons committee).
CBC on Counterfeit Culture
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Complained to ombudsman
Heyo,
I complained to the CBC ombudsman about this. Strangely enough, the flash page doesn’t have a Feedback link like their regular news articles do. The ombudsman replied promptly and cc’d my email some folks in the CBC online division.
Cheers,
Chris
confessed user of pirateware
It does raise a question since the claim comes from a member of the CMPDA… why didn’t they give that figure to the government? What are they hiding?