KNOW THE FAKES - COUNTERFEIT
- No SID code (IFPI ????) will be found on the inner ring of readable(shiny) side of the disc or may be scratched out in cases where the disc was manufactured abroad by a manufacturing plant manufacturing both legitimate and illegitimate music.
- The disc is usually a recordable or rewritable compact disc (CDR/CDRW) or digital versatile disc (DVD±R/DVD±RW).
- The readable (shiny) side of disc will almost never be silver but gold, blue, orange, etc.
- The artwork on the label side of the disc will look the same as on the original and is in most instances a scanned copy of that of the legitimate copy. In relation to DVDs it might even be a photo of the artists performing one of the videos.
- No copyright notices and logos/trademarks of rights holders will be found on the disc.
- The disc is usually duplicated by computer.
General
- The counterfeit music disc may be sold in an unlikely environment.
- The music will usually costs at least 60% less than what the legitimate copy sells for in retail.
- Legitimate copies of CD's sell for between R70 and R150 and music DVD's for between R100 and R250 (if on a special offer they may sell for a bit less).
Please note that in some cases music CD's and DVD's of young and upcoming artists may bear some of these features. If unsure whether you are dealing with a pirate/counterfeit CD or DVD or not, contact RiSA for assistance.
