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Hollywood Ties to Anti-Piracy Push Across India

A robust local film industry has kept American films on the margins in India. Foreign films account for only 3% of the market in India, compared to European countries, where American movies account for between 70% and 95% of films shown. So if the United States wants to make a point about film piracy in India, it needs to show Indians that piracy hits the market for their own films, not just those of foreign companies.

9 minute read April 29, 2008 at 02:44 PM
By
John Bringardner
Hollywood Ties to Anti-Piracy Push Across India

A robust local film industry has kept American films on the margins in India. Foreign films account for only 3% of the market in India, compared to European countries, where American movies account for between 70% and 95% of films shown.

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