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Johannesburg - Piracy of CDs and DVDs is eating away at the income of artists in South Africa, where the market for counterfeit goods is reckoned to be at least two million people, a survey showed on Sunday.
A poll conducted by TNS Research Surveys among 2 000 people in South African cities showed a high level of readiness to purchase counterfeit goods, the Sunday Times reported.
At least two million out of 11.7 million adults were found to be potential customers for pirated CDs and DVDs.
The southern port city of Durban, which has the largest Indian population outside India, was the centre for CD and DVD piracy, according to TNS director Neil Higgs.
The value of counterfeit goods seized by the South African Revenue Services has jumped more than two-fold in the past two years, from R234m ($33m) to R540 million rand.
The recording industry estimates that piracy costs the music industry about R500m a year.