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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | November 2007 
Poll: 90 Percent of Mexicans in Three Biggest Cities Admit to Buying Pirated Goods
 E. Eduardo Castillo - Associated Press
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Mexico City – At least 90 percent of the residents of Mexico's three largest cities say they buy pirated goods, especially music cds – a trend that costs the industry millions of dollars a year, according to a poll released Thursday.
The most common buyers of pirated goods are youth between the ages of 16 and 24, according to the Ipsos-Bimsa poll, conducted for the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico.
Of those surveyed in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara, 60 percent said they buy pirated goods occasionally, 31 percent almost always, and 9 percent always. Seventy-five percent said the reason they buy the illegal products is for their lower prices.
The most popular pirated goods are music CDs, preferred by 67 percent of the respondents; DVD movies, bought by 39 percent; clothing and textiles (13 percent); and shoes (12 percent).
Pirated goods in Mexico have cost the affected industries US$226 million (euro153 million) in the past 12 months, the poll said. About US$110 million (euro75 million) in taxes were lost, it said.
Although they acknowledged buying pirated goods during the past six months, 43 percent of the poll respondents said they recognize piracy as an illegal practice, while more than 70 percent said they believe it generates crime and affects public safety and the Mexican economy.
Mexico, Monterrey, and Guadalajara represent 40 percent of Mexico's consumption, Ipsos-Bimsa Marketing Director Enrique Bledl said.
Pollsters interviewed 916 people in September for the poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points. They did not release the exact dates in which the survey was conducted. |
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