Piracy a pain for the producers and pleasure for
millions.
Movies explore the edges of human emotion, freeze culture and are the cornerstone of creativity. Piracy is strictly thieving this creativity. The lure to download movies illegally is alluring because of the developing internet technology in India .Though efforts are being put forth by the officials an attitude change is the only way to curb pirated CDs and illegal movie downloads from Internet.
January 4,
2010 was a way post in the history of Tamil movies. Jaggubai the 15 core mega
project of Sarathkumar was made available on the net even before its release.
"Movie piracy is not just a secret crime of some unscrupulous elements. It is a white collar crime and has its roots within the industry” says Mr. Rajinikanth, a lead actor of south Indian film industry.Chennai being the major port, the wholesale market flourishes here. Tamil Film Producers' president Ramanarayanan admits that parts of piracy trade have their roots in Chennai.
Reports claim
that as much as Rs.50 cores and as many as 100,000 jobs are lost as a result of
piracy every year. However the industry is learning to fight back against
piracy. While the problem cannot be completely eradicated, they are taking
steps to make sure that the industry doesn’t die out.
Tamil Nadu was the first state to include video piracy in the Goondas Act as early as in 2004. The Government also took pro-active steps in sanctioning 49,225 posts of additional police. And has a separate Video Piracy Cell functioning under the Additional Director General of police Mr. Munzni.
The only word
which is killing the whole industry in terms of revenue, employment and
creativity is "piracy". The unscrupulous act of piracy definitely
demands condemnation of the highest.
“A uniform law across the country is essential to stop the illegal business,” said Chennai Theatre Owners’ Association president Abirami Ramanathan.