Moreover, because police investigators are assisted by forensic experts, virtually no independent investigation is necessary. A spokesperson for the Ministry called on police investigators to speed the pace of copyright infringement cases and stated that software piracy would be a priority for the Ministry in the coming year. This is a remarkable achievement. Since the 1996 amendments passed, the number of CD rental shops has declined. However, one of the new and growing problems involves CD piracy.
C is far in excess of domestic demand.
For instance, the GZ plant alone has six lines and is capable of manufacturing 15-20 million discs per year. The activities of these plants are of growing concern to the industry because unauthorized product manufactured in the Czech Republic is being exported to other countries in increasing quantities. For the second year in a row, there has been some improvement in the book marketplace, with an increase in rights sales. However, piracy of college textbooks, and scientific, technical, and medical publications continues. The Czech Government s enactment of amendments to the copyright law last year signals a renewed commitment to modernize its copyright regime.