Russia is not exportin, that's for sure. Evenmore - Russia is importing. And importing directly from China. That makes the pirating % in China higher;)
Well, actually, there are some 'for CIS only' releases from Sony music, for example. They cost about $3. Which is very much the same as $15 for US citizens. BUT, you should not forget that Moscow is not Russia, and the average salary here is way above $240. Let's say that a non-specialist gets about $12000 a year. And, believe me, people can afford $15 CDs, but never will when you can buy one for $2 every 150 meters on the street.
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Russia is not exportin, that's for sure. Evenmore - Russia is importing. And importing directly from China. That makes the pirating % in China higher ;)
Well, actually, there are some 'for CIS only' releases from Sony music, for example. They cost about $3. Which is very much the same as $15 for US citizens. BUT, you should not forget that Moscow is not Russia, and the average salary here is way above $240. Let's say that a non-specialist gets about $12000 a year. And, believe me, people can afford $15 CDs, but never will when you can buy one for $2 every 150 meters on the street.