Comments on: Piracy http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/ Rombo nallavan Tue, 22 May 2012 21:18:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90505 prabukarthik Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:24:17 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90505 BNB Well said :) >>this list is practically infinite...They are going to be dragged kicking and screaming into the future. I agree!!! These guys have all the right to steal, hell ulagame oru aniyaathula dhaan nadakudhu vechutta kooda, these guys are not bold enough to change the way their own industry works...they just keep screaming. ivanugalukku Hindi film folks are far better. Vidhu Vinod chopra has the guts to say that he would release Three Idiots in youtube in three months from threatre release...at least avangala podalena adhuva vanndhudum nu theriyudhu BNB

Well said :)

>>this list is practically infinite…They are going to be dragged kicking and screaming into the future.
I agree!!!

These guys have all the right to steal, hell ulagame oru aniyaathula dhaan nadakudhu vechutta kooda, these guys are not bold enough to change the way their own industry works…they just keep screaming.

ivanugalukku Hindi film folks are far better. Vidhu Vinod chopra has the guts to say that he would release Three Idiots in youtube in three months from threatre release…at least avangala podalena adhuva vanndhudum nu theriyudhu

]]> By: BNB http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90425 BNB Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:35:08 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90425 Making a back of the envelope calculation for a lower middle class, family of a four or college students will easily convince any level-headed person that piracy is inevitable. The self-righteous tone of the pilm industry people has become unbelievably irritating. What about the foreign movies that served as inspiration, but for which a single paisa was not paid - Memento, Bicycle Thief, Life of David Gale ... - this list is practically infinite. Appa Hollywood/European script writers, techniciansellam manushanga kidayadha ? When a remake of a Telugu or Hindi film is made, don't they pay for the remake rights ? Romba technicianskaaga neeli kanneer vadikara ivanga, can they please share with us details of the insurance schemes stuntmen etc ? The film industry as in 'everybody should watch movies only in theatres' is not an idea that sprang from the head of Brahma - like any tech advance it's made obsolete by advances at a later date. They are going to be dragged kicking and screaming into the future. Making a back of the envelope calculation for a lower middle class, family of a four or college students will easily convince any level-headed person that piracy is inevitable.

The self-righteous tone of the pilm industry people has become unbelievably irritating. What about the foreign movies that served as inspiration, but for which a single paisa was not paid - Memento, Bicycle Thief, Life of David Gale … - this list is practically infinite. Appa Hollywood/European script writers, techniciansellam manushanga kidayadha ? When a remake of a Telugu or Hindi film is made, don’t they pay for the remake rights ? Romba technicianskaaga neeli kanneer vadikara ivanga, can they please share with us details of the insurance schemes stuntmen etc ? The film industry as in ‘everybody should watch movies only in theatres’ is not an idea that sprang from the head of Brahma - like any tech advance it’s made obsolete by advances at a later date. They are going to be dragged kicking and screaming into the future.

]]> By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90355 prabukarthik Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:18:07 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90355 Gopi, maybe. my friend gave the pricing strategy by burma bazaar folks. very simple: english padam - 10 rs. tamil padam - 15 rs. adhu avataar naalum adhu dhaan, dubukku padam naalum adhu dhaan.. not sure how true this is...:) Gopi,

maybe. my friend gave the pricing strategy by burma bazaar folks. very simple:

english padam - 10 rs.
tamil padam - 15 rs.

adhu avataar naalum adhu dhaan, dubukku padam naalum adhu dhaan..

not sure how true this is…:)

]]> By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90354 prabukarthik Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:10:46 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90354 >>But then, I don’t know if these guys even get royalties etc..when the movie comes out..:) As far as i know, technicians are less likely to get royalties... I agree with you on the availability front. one way to think about is the fmcg model. If Colgate is available everywhere from annachi kadai to dept store,why would I buy duplicate stuff? which is the same point i am trying to make about distribution network. Right now the theatre / distributors lobby is very powerful and they will go to any lengths to prevent any change. They are the ones who give money upfront. >>But then, I don’t know if these guys even get royalties etc..when the movie comes out..:)

As far as i know, technicians are less likely to get royalties…

I agree with you on the availability front. one way to think about is the fmcg model. If Colgate is available everywhere from annachi kadai to dept store,why would I buy duplicate stuff? which is the same point i am trying to make about distribution network. Right now the theatre / distributors lobby is very powerful and they will go to any lengths to prevent any change. They are the ones who give money upfront.

]]> By: subha http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90346 subha Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:09:57 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90346 Hmm. There's a general perception that everyone in the cine industry is rich. Most people base this on the heroes/heroines we see onscreen. If someone highlights the plight of the technicians, cameramen, stuntmen etc..and how they're getting ripped off by this VCD business, then maybe there's hope? But then, I don't know if these guys even get royalties etc..when the movie comes out..:) The other thing is availability. At least in the US, there's no "legal" way one can get the latest tamil movies even if you wait for 4 months. If Tamil movie songs are released on iTunes and movies are released in DVD format 3 months after its release, the NRI population will wait and see the good print instead of watching it online. Even when I was in Chennai this year, I didn't see one store where they sold the legal copies of the movie DVDs. Maybe if those kinds of stores profilerate and they include more extras in the DVDs, will it help? The key, I think, is awareness. Not the kind of awareness people are being exposed to right now -- paraattu vizhas and press statements. Hmm. There’s a general perception that everyone in the cine industry is rich. Most people base this on the heroes/heroines we see onscreen. If someone highlights the plight of the technicians, cameramen, stuntmen etc..and how they’re getting ripped off by this VCD business, then maybe there’s hope? But then, I don’t know if these guys even get royalties etc..when the movie comes out..:)

The other thing is availability. At least in the US, there’s no “legal” way one can get the latest tamil movies even if you wait for 4 months. If Tamil movie songs are released on iTunes and movies are released in DVD format 3 months after its release, the NRI population will wait and see the good print instead of watching it online. Even when I was in Chennai this year, I didn’t see one store where they sold the legal copies of the movie DVDs. Maybe if those kinds of stores profilerate and they include more extras in the DVDs, will it help?

The key, I think, is awareness. Not the kind of awareness people are being exposed to right now — paraattu vizhas and press statements.

]]> By: Gopinath Sundharam http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90314 Gopinath Sundharam Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:37:10 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/12/piracy/#comment-90314 Prabu, don't worry da. The "paaraatu vizha" will definitely solve the piracy problem -- oh, wait, not in this world, not in my life, maybe my virtual life in my SecondLife. :) :) Cha.. Force movie makers to make mind blowing music and movies, then most consumers MIGHT buy paying full price. I know there are lot of logistics here, but my 2 cents. Prabu, don’t worry da. The “paaraatu vizha” will definitely solve the piracy problem — oh, wait, not in this world, not in my life, maybe my virtual life in my SecondLife. :) :) Cha..

Force movie makers to make mind blowing music and movies, then most consumers MIGHT buy paying full price. I know there are lot of logistics here, but my 2 cents.

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