The participating African countries suffer from high levels of piracy of cultural products, including music, films and software. These circumstances result in detrimental consequences for the development of sustainable local cultural industries.

Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity Project Fact Sheet (PDF)

APTT SADC follow-up

• Anti-Piracy Training Multiplies in Southern Africa
  Since the Anti-Piracy Training for Trainers (APTT) seminar for copyright enforcement officials from Southern Africa was held in Windhoek, Namibia in September 2006, three of the beneficiary countries have organized follow-up sessions in late 2006.

Anti-piracy follow-up seminar in Zambia