New York law enforcement authorities announced Thursday the seizure of more than 10,000 counterfeit DVDs of Nigerian movies after complaints by the Nigerian “Nollywood” film industry about rampant piracy.
Investigators under District Attorney Charles Hynes in Brooklyn allege they found 10,300 pirated DVDs featuring films like “Material Girl,” “Mind Games,” the “Governor’s Gift” and “Stolen Will.”
They also say they found high-volume disc copying machines, hundreds of blank DVDs, and pre-printed labels for movies in the nine stores targeted.
“The villains in this drama are the shop owners who peddle pirated DVDs, a crime that is tantamount to outright theft,” Hynes said.
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