Pirate product continues to be produced in Yacuiba and then smuggled into Argentina. Anti-piracy activities by the industry have stopped and will not be relaunched until the industry see more leadership, and a more positive attitude, from the government. Unauthorized TV broadcasts of copyrighted programs remains the priority piracy problem for the motion picture industry in Bolivia. Legitimate broadcasters cannot compete with pirate broadcasters who show first-run feature films without paying license fees and divert limited advertising revenues from legitimate broadcasters. These two stations, however, refused to comply with the suspension orders, and suffered no consequences.
Video piracy is widespread.
It has been difficult to establish a legitimate home video market because of the extensive television piracy which makes blockbuster films publicly available before their legitimate video release date. As in prior IIPA filings, we briefly recount the status of Bolivia s copyright regime. While the new law is rather modern, it leaves the implementation of many of its provisions, including enforcement, to subsequent regulations. Bolivia joined the Berne Convention, effective November 4, 1993. Because Bolivia has not yet adhered to the Geneva Phonograms Convention, there is no point of attachment for U.S. sound recordings, so U.S. sound recordings are not protected.