Cars searched in CD piracy crackdown - SA

A special police task group is manning roadblocks in Durban as part of a crackdown on pirate CDs and DVDs which are estimated to be costing the music and film industry in excess of R200-million annually.

Durban's position as a major port makes it a fertile ground for the trade in pirated movies, music and video games and, despite efforts to crack down on the industry, it continues to burgeon.

Now random checks for pirated goods are made during police roadblocks across the city.

The latest police blitz took place on Wednesday night in Reservoir Hills, with police searching vehicles for pirate CDs. In the past few weeks similar roadblocks were held. Pirate music CDs were seized and motorists could face fines of up to R500 per copy.

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This is amazing with all of SA's problems and resources are being used on the behalf of American recording companies! Not only these resources but it's impossible for this to happen if American diplomatic resources are not used. Bush is more concerned with copy CDs than terrorism.

for pirated, cheap CD's and DVD's then they wouldn't have to waste their money rounding the contraband up. Seems like the fault lies in that country's 'supply and demand' for American-based digital entertainment.

Don't hate the playa, hate the game.

Doesn't South Africa's police force have something more important to devote resources to? Carjackings or Illegal Arms trade perhaps?