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Reference
Title: | Piratas Abril 07 |
Author: | [Paraná Pesquisas] |
Source: | |
Year: | 2007 |
Details
Subject/Type: | Counterfeiting, Piracy |
Focus: | Apparel and Shoes, Consumer Electronics / Electronic Equipment, Film, Music, Personal Care Products, Software, Toys, Watches |
Country/Territory: | Brazil |
Objective: | To examine Curitibans' behaviour and opinions concerning counterfeit and pirated goods. |
Sample: | 552 municipality of Curitiba inhabitants |
Methodology: | Face-to-face interviews |
Main Findings
62% of Curitibans reported having bought a counterfeit/pirated good in the last two years. Popular reasons for buying counterfeit/pirated goods were “price” (84%) and “ready availability” (9%). Less than 2% felt that fakes were either of good quality or of the same quality as genuine products.
Most often bought were: CDs (bought by 85% of those having bought a fake good in the last two years), followed by DVDs (39%), clothing (6%), toys (4%), software (3%), watches (2%), consumer electronics (2%) and perfumes (1%).
Pirated and counterfeit products were most often acquired “in the street” (52%), in brick and mortar stores (30%) and public transport terminals (11%). 52% felt that counterfeiting and piracy have links to organized crime, while 37% did not think so.
[Date Added: Sep 18, 2009 ]