Glickman: Mexico must get tough on piracy

February 20, 2008 In an effort to unify North America from the Arctic Circle to the Isthmus of Panama -- at least as far as piracy is concerned -- MPAA chief Dan Glickman has urged Mexico President Felipe Calderon to toughen that country's anti-piracy laws. Glickman, Calderon and Sony lobbyist Jim Free, who has extensive Mexican connections, met Monday in Mexico City to discuss various issues facing the motion picture industry. At nearly $500 million a year in revenue losses, Mexico ranks No. 2 in piracy, with only the U.S. costing the studios more, Glickman said.

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