Hi, here is from a discussion on piracy, on 'CC' on Orkut.

Vivek

The art of piracy

Lars von Trier's Antichrist has shaken people off their seats at Cannes. We won't be able to see it for a long time unless someone at National Market produces a DVD or another uploads it online.
While were it not for piracy we wouldn't have seen as many films as we have, is it not a moral responsibility to pay to view a film-maker's work? For a tribe that wants to bring about a change in society, is there a need to shun piracy of all kind?

rupesh

ISO certification

Yes.. I do agree. If it was not national market we would have ended up watching those movies after its rotten. The National market deserves ISO certification.

Baburaj

Legal Piracy!

Agree with Rupesh that some kind of recognition is due for National Market. There are two things that happened to the flourishing of Word Cinema. First, the film festivals and the second, piracy. Its like software market. Without piracy, microsoft and other popular software products wouldn’t have been this popular in India. Buying a legal copy is not a possibility, as an average Indian has to spend around half a month’s salary for it. And when companies like Palador brings these films to India, they have some kind of a ‘dumb marketing’ in place. They cater typically to the moneybags, without realizing the potential of a larger audience. They have priced dvd’s unreasonably high and top of that sell only collector’s boxes!! In my opinion, there will be a time organisations like Cannes recognize the services of National Market, their contribution towards world cinema and have a section called ‘Recommended by National Market’ at Cannes Festival.

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