Drawing especial attention to the boom in the sales of counterfeit goods over the Christmas period, the report's author, Ryan Coopamah suggests that:

"Over the past five years, the authorities have dealt with the problem haphazardly. A special squad was created in 2001 to curb the proliferation of fake products but it has barely “delivered the goods”. Thousands of illegal music and video copies may have been seized but they represent a mere drop in the pirates’ ocean."

"Sellers of fake CDs, VCDs and DVDs swarm in the streets of the big towns and villages – very often bang in front of police stations.There is a boom in both demand and supply."

Condemning the authorities for turning a blind eye to the problem of piracy despite the fact that "the country's reputation is at stake", the report in L'Express went on to observe:

"Networks have been flourishing in broad daylight for more than two decades. Successive governments have hesitated to tackle the issue for purely political reasons. The result is an extremely hot situation that no one can handle. The newly appointed minister has promised a stricter law but will it end in the same drawer as the Food Act?"