Illicit

Illicit

I think that we as a whole are sorely affected by copyright infringement and it is so common and overlooked because what we see is a good deal on a certain product, was obtained in a most uncommon way. It comes back to the manufacturer because it cuts into their profit and the people involved are just scooping money out of them like there is nothing wrong with it. It is supply and demand with a twist and America is buying in on it. When watching the documentary, I saw people in Hong Kong selling these knock off products like you see the sales person in a mall kiosk sell their lotions and steamers. Sure, it is all at a good price but what you do not see is the lengths those people go through just to hustle their consumer. They say they do it to survive and I understand that times are hard but it comes to a dangerous point when it comes to how these knock offs are acquired. The making and distribution of pharmaceuticals was a topic that really scared me because they could not afford to buy the ingredients made for those drugs so they just grabbed whatever they could find and made the pills in their basements. Some of these ingredients were poisons and people were buying them because they were considered a good deal. Pesticides, glue, and paint were being ingested by people who thought they were using medicines. When you watch this documentary, you see under a fine microscope what this world of black market trading is capable of. You see how everyday people participate in such trades from the consumers to the producers and in the end, somebody always paid. It makes you wonder if the price you pay is really what you bargained for.