piracy

The UN's cultural agency said that despite "significant growth in production", the business of film-making across the continent was hindered by issues such as piracy, insubstantial training opportunities and a lack of official film institutions.

In response, President Maduro's government accused Washington of “piracy” and of “illegally imposing its will” around the world.

The end of the message matched those on piracy websites that have been shuttered by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, an anti-piracy coalition associated with the Motion Picture Assn.

Earlier this year, he estimated that, on average, piracy costs the movie theater business more than $1 billion per year.

They knew they wanted to make a career out of their music - not an easy ambition in a country where piracy means most musicians get little money from their music.