More than 10,000 bootleg DVDs of popular Nigerian movieshave been seized this week after complaints from "Nollywood" film execs aboutrampant piracy in Brooklyn.
The pirated DVDs were found at nine stores inthe borough, along with several high volume disc duplicators, said DistrictAttorney Charles Hynes.
"The sale of bootleg and counterfeit goodsdeprives the city and state of New York of millions of dollars in sales taxrevenue," Hynes said yesterday.
"And it deprives the artists who madethe movies of their well-deserved proceeds."
The Nigerian film industry,known globally as "Nollywood," is extremely prolific, second only to India'sBollywood in terms of the number of films made.
Most are straight to DVDor TV, but extremely popular throughout the African continent...
Thatpopularity has followed to the communities of immigrants from Africa in theUnited States, where they are legally sold in DVD form for $5 apiece while thefakes sell for $3 each.
Among the titles recovered in the sweep this pastweek are feature films like "Material Girl," "Mind Games," the "Governor's Gift"and "Stolen Will."
