This is an addition to one of my older blogs about downloading copyrighted movies and music. An article on CNN.com sparked my interest in the counterfeit movie trade in Mexico. Counterfeit movies cost Mexican films over $500 million dollars per year. Most of them are illegally downloaded off the internet and burned to a disc where they are sold in the flea markets of various Mexican cities. This happens in North America as well but more on a personal level from individuals downloading and sharing their ripped movies over a certain site. While most North Americans are still not privy to this practice, the number of people illegally downloading movies will keep increasing. That is one of the reasons why the music industry is being affected because downloading music off the internet if very easy compared to movies. I feel that the pirating of movies is hurting the film industry less than the music industry. Musicians make money, for the most part, one of two ways: concert sales and CD sales. While the movie industry will always have overpaid stars and large big screen budgets, the music industry suffers because CD sales are way down. A song can be downloaded in a matter of minutes or even seconds now while a movie usually takes more than a day. Movie stars will always be paid the big money but struggling musicians have a tough time making it big if no one is buying their CD’s.