Eduardo Rodriguez. File photo.
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Customs Technical subdirector Eduardo Rodriguez yesterday said piracy and counterfeit goods move more money than drug trafficking, in addition to the threat posed to the health of citizens.
Rodriguez said the threat counterfeit and bootleg items pose is so great that governments are forced to take urgent measures to tackle the situation.
He noted that despite the situation, the mafia is treated softly by justice, imposing minor penalties, motivating them back to hack more and traffic large amounts of goods, including investing more money. "Today counterfeit and pirated goods are such a major threat to health and international trade, that this practice moves even more money than the drug trade."
Written by: josean, 16 Sep 2008 3:37 PM
From: United States
So he knows how much money the drugs bring in, HUMMMMMMMMMM!
From: United States
EVen if he is correct about the dollar values involved it is clear drugs and the associated violence/corruption present a graver threat in totality to the people. If pirates are bootlegging toothpaste brands, movie DVDs or mp3 players this is more a problem for those manufacturers than overpaid DR ministers. If their products were superior enough to the fakes people would pay for the real thing.
From: United States, Richmond, Texas
Manhatten,
My "homemade" CD'S never hurt anybody.
Written by: DaniDr, 16 Sep 2008 4:54 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Obviously the guy is on drugs. How does he know how much money each business brings?
Written by: josean, 16 Sep 2008 5:00 PM
From: United States
DaniDr,
My point exactly.
Written by: BASTA, 16 Sep 2008 5:53 PM
From: Dominican Republic, = Ghetto-SPM-Barrio Blanco
the mafia = PLD = Partidos Ladrones Dominicanos
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
obviously you guys dont know what he is talking about.....counterfeit drugs, cigars etc. for import and export are a major problem for the DR we are not talking about your bootleg bachata CDs
Written by: josean, 16 Sep 2008 7:35 PM
From: United States
Your right, I am a peasant and I prefer El Prodigio's music anyway!
From: United States
actually, GC, he specifically included the term piracy. that includes bootleg cd, dvd, and computer programs.
From: United States
i would like to see the source of his figures. i will bet he has none. up until very recently, no studies had been able to conclusively arrive at any quantitative findings regarding piracy. they simply knew it was a massive problem, especially in the far east, but had no figures.
Written by: Jander, 16 Sep 2008 8:26 PM
From: Dominican Republic
lets agree on one thing selling fake meds or diluted insulin isn't a good thing.
From: United States
let's agree on one thing; no counterfeiting is a good thing.
Written by: Jander, 16 Sep 2008 8:28 PM
From: Dominican Republic
agreed
From: United States, Brooklyn
Honoring foreign laws cost us money. South Korea was the bootleg capital of the world before it joined the ranks of industrial nations. The SKorean learned to copy the west now they are the west... Maybe this isn't such a bad thing after all. Honoring copyright laws means more money out of the economy and on its way to the Western economies....
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
Caption: "leo sent me here to talk about the boot legging poor man on the corner." he thinks maybe that if we talk about this then we can make the public forget that I LF and my party are flooding DR with drugs.
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
I don't listen to a cd in my car unless they are MP3 formatted.... when I buy a cd the first thing i do, that even if i buy it or barrow it is ripp it then load it to the hard drive that connects to the radio in my car.
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
Honoring foreign laws cost us money. South Korea was the bootleg capital of the world before it joined the ranks of industrial nations. The SKorean learned to copy the west now they are the west... Maybe this isn't such a bad thing after all. Honoring copyright laws means more money out of the economy and on its way to the Western economies.... Dude, they bootleg here like crazy as well... I don't listen to a cd in my car unless they are MP3 formatted.... when I buy a cd the first thing i do, that even if i buy it or barrow it is ripp it then load it to the hard drive that connects to the radio in my car.
Written by: yumnuk3, 16 Sep 2008 11:41 PM
From: United States
Thank you lord for me being born in a country with no copyright laws!
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
numnut3 they have the laws but like everything else they are not enforced
Written by: yumnuk3, 16 Sep 2008 11:53 PM
From: United States
Bingo.
Written by: rafi3, 17 Sep 2008 2:31 PM
From: United States
So they want to crack down on bootleggers rather than drug traffickers who's profits promote more trafficking, drug "spot" related violence, gangs, mafias, corruption, diseases, and in the long run, groups like the FARC...that's the most stupid thing i've heard.
Take urgent measures against the situation? Oh please, what are they going to do, sue 12 year old kids and grannies buying and poor guys selling DVD's like the retards from RIAA/MPAA? They can't afford this, and even if they could afford throwing money away like that, it's not going to work, it doesn't work here anyways. Just go for the drugs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMzui_Mcu_YFrom: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
the main issue in the article is outdated grey market or counteirfeit drugs I am not talking phony Viagra but insulin and HIV drugs etc. ....."Today counterfeit and pirated goods are such a major threat to health and international trade, that this practice moves even more money than the drug trade."...........the key word is health ...the article did not make this clearer
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Dont worry Dread they are not coming for your Barry Manilow CDs
From: United States
S.Korea produces high tech gadgets, they now have a stake in enforcing those laws. For DR to waste any time on this issue is like putting the cart before the horse...if we came up with an industry of our own that called for such protection, then it would be an issue.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
manny the integrity of one of the most important products we have is assailed by falsification everyday our world wide reputation for quality cigars is sullied by these counterfeiters .....and they continue to thrive in plain sight and at the expense of the reputation that has taken years to build.....shame shame
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My "homemade" CD'S never hurt anybody.
My point exactly.
Honoring foreign laws cost us money. South Korea was the bootleg capital of the world before it joined the ranks of industrial nations. The SKorean learned to copy the west now they are the west... Maybe this isn't such a bad thing after all. Honoring copyright laws means more money out of the economy and on its way to the Western economies....
Take urgent measures against the situation? Oh please, what are they going to do, sue 12 year old kids and grannies buying and poor guys selling DVD's like the retards from RIAA/MPAA? They can't afford this, and even if they could afford throwing money away like that, it's not going to work, it doesn't work here anyways. Just go for the drugs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMzui_Mcu_Y