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ArtsMusic piracy decimating Czech music industry
Latest figures show that record sales by Czech artists this year have
dropped by nearly 25% to 116 million CZK or 4.7 million USD. Given that
this figure covers all revenues for scores of well established artists
working in the Czech music industry, it is unlikely that any local
musicians are going to make it big financially in this country regardless
of how famous they are. In fact many feel such relatively poor sales pose
a threat to the future viability of the music industry in the Czech
Republic.
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What's for Sunday dinner? The mum who was treated to a marihuana "pot
roast", courtesy of her son. Who is stealing the famous Prague Castle
cats? And, a Czech brothel goes on-line. You get everything for free but
the whole world will see you at it. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela
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Current AffairsThe politics of (knock-off) fashion
Just as you cross the Czech Republic's border, you can see them everywhere.
Counterfeit goods: from "label" shoes and clothes, to fake
watches, to pirated CDs, being sold mostly at open-air markets, especially
in the border regions of the country. Despite frequent police crackdowns,
the Czech Republic still has a bad reputation with foreign producers,
accused of not doing enough to protect their intellectual property. A
gaffe by the Prime Minister's wife Sarka, who was spotted showing off a
fake Louis Vuitton handbag, has added fire to the flames.
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