1.   As a result, the movie industry has been asking Internet service providers to terminate the accounts of those found to be offering pirated movies.

2.   Audiences, for their part, still tend to prefer pirated movies to theater, unless the show is an international co-production or comes from overseas.

3.   Meanwhile, Chinese authorities announced the closure of six factories producing pirated U.S. movies and sound recordings.

4.   One that ended last week started in September when the association approached the Nassau County Police with information about a store in Hempstead that was selling pirated movies.

5.   Police raided a laboratory allegedly making pirated Hollywood movies and arrested one person last week, Malaysian officials said Tuesday.

6.   Pirated movies are available in Singapore, but officials have been cracking down.

7.   Pirated movies, clothes, music CDs and other consumer goods are ubiquitous features of Chinese cities.

8.   Pirated movies and music are rife in Asia, where Cruise is promoting his new film.

9.   Pirated movies and music tapes are also widely sold.

10.   Pirated movies, music CDs and computer software are all easily available in Hong Kong for a fraction of the price of legal versions.