But on another note.

Most people most likely cant even picture this but here goes.

There are at any day, every day and all over the place here in southern california mexicans selling oranges at the bottom of all exits in california freeways, messican ladies selling jewelry, flowers, onion rings, and most importanly bootlegged cds..

There are people daily who walk through neighborhoods in southern califronia selling bootlegged mexican cds imported from mexico, these guys hang out and set up little mexican swap meets at grocery stores and shit, swap meets and sell illegal shit.

I live 3 minutes from Univeral Movie Studios, at any tiome of the day you can go and buy bootlegged knock off copies of everything from Disney stuffed animals, to Disney and Universal DVDs etc from the mexicans all over selling this shit on the street.

Everything from jewelry to no matter what holiday, like Valentines, Mothers Day, etc, mexicans out on the side of the road trying to wave down cars selling flowers, chocolates and shit.

Tons of knock off here.

I remember reading about a million dollar purse industry busted here, selling knock off Kate Spade purses, $300 + purses being sold for 20 bucks.

This is Hollywood here man, everything is ripped off.

Why do you think all the porns made in So Cal have knock off TV names like 'The Sopornos" etc.

Not justifying it, just what I see here daily.

I cant leave the house without being appraoched by a mexican selling me something. And most of it is illegal.

Have you ever seen 'Arridas' shirts and shoes?

hahaha the mexican 'Addidas' knock off, I swear they wear that shit.

hahaha

this is correct...as long as you don't keep a copy.

All coming from cargo ships coming to the Vancouver ports.

Fletch, you may think you have Counterfeit, but Vancouver is the capital of North American Piracy.

I think it is heavily connected to the heroin trade.

Afghanistan ---> Hong Kong ---> Vancouver ----> Los Angeles

Poppies ---> DVDs ---> Unloaded ---> Distribution.

Thats why piracy is bad. Everyone says..."whats the harm"...but it is money that goes straight to the black market and then elsewhere......

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