Date: 9/11/07
Selling bootlegs, a very common thing upon asians. I would know, I see it all over the place. One of the quickest way to earn money. Although the product may not be in the best quality but if you sell it cheaper than the original, why not? When I'm in Flushing, Queens or Chinatown, Manhattan, I see ladies trying to hustle tourists. It's not even just DVDs! It's knockoff handbags, sneakers, watches, anything you can think of. Prosecutors bust down on one company, another company will open up with the same products.
As said, that ladies go up and down Roosevelt Avenue in Queens selling the famous movie, "El Cantante" staring Marc Anthony & Jennifer Lopez. The DVD cost $5.00. These asian women would go around Corona to sell them in restuarants. In the newspapers, they carry shopping bags. But from my facts, I know that law enforcements are becoming more strict on counterfeits. They would begin to wear purses or big handbags and carry them. It's a disguise. They carry the releases of "The Simpson", "Rush Hour 3", etc.
The Motion Picture Associates lose lots of money. About $903 million. That's a big cost to their industry. But to these people, it's quick money, and they need to make a living. Trying to pass new laws does not stop these people from selling. One new way to try to increase sales back is releasing the movie and dvd at the same time.
I believe that there's really no stop into counterfeits. If people are buying and they don't have to pay the actual full price, why not? It's a good deal, right? Well in my opinion, I don't believe in buying fakes. Yes, the prices are different, but I prefer better quality. Some people may not be able to afford it. When I see cops on the streets on 34th Street in Manhattan especially, they pass by as if nobody is doing anything illegal. If I see that they don't care as much, why bother?
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I agree. People who can afford to buy the original they will, because I've never bought a bootleg that showed the movie in good condition. It is just so annoying when you can hardly see what is going on, or can't make out what the actor is saying. So in a way the movies are not losing money, because the people who buy the bootleg are those who can't afford to buy the original. And most people who can't afford to buy a 20 dollar movie won't, because it is just not worth it.
Do you trust the $903 million figure? Woudl the companies really make all that money without pirates? I'm not so sure.
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