Movie piracy: It's a problem

That's the essence of this dull and overly long piece from today's NY Times.

Just when you think the writer has infiltrated a ring of movie pirates, it turns out he is only describing in general how they operate.

Worth looking at, though, is this map, which highlights areas where piracy is most prevalent, according to the Motion Picture Association of America: Russia, China, Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro, Indonesia, Bolivia, Paraguay, Columbia, and Ecuador, among them.