Jisha Surya
First Published : 17 Dec 2010
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: The latest edition of the IFFK is all set to conclude after offering a bouquet of world movies. Since downloading films from piracy sites is becoming increasingly popular, Expresso searched for the IFFK movies at some of the piracy sites and shockingly found that most of the films were available on them.
Someone who missed the IFFK would have downloaded some of the best movies from these sites. What if you could enjoy all these movies without taking the festival pass, without waiting in queue, without taking leave and absolutely free of cost? Anyone would say ‘great’ since few see it as a crime. Even the Cyber Cell is silent since ‘there is no complaint against the piracy sites’. Only the producers and those who worked behind the film suffer.
If you check the list of movies available in file-sharing networks like BitTorrent, Werner Herzog’s ‘Aguirre, the Wrath of God’ to Mohan Raghavan’s latest Malayalam movie ‘T D Dasan Std VI B’ are available. Films that appeared in the competition section, including ‘The Last Summer of La Boyita’, ‘The Japanese Wife’, and ‘Paleri Manikyam...’, among others, are available for free download.
Unknown users have uploaded the films in World Cinema section which won much acclaim, like ‘It’s Your Fault’, ‘White Ribbon’, ‘Black Heaven’, ‘Just Between Us’, ‘The House of Branching Love’, Certified Copy’, ‘Film Socialism’ and lot more. Latest Indian movies too are available.
However, the authorities, who take stern action against illegal CD rackets in the State, remain silent on illegal movie websites. Cyber Cell DySP Sukumara Pillai said nobody had so far complained against such sites. ‘’Unless there is a complaint, we can’t take action. If there is a case of copyright violation, strict action could be taken against them,” he said. However, he added that it was difficult to identify all those who were downloading these movies from the piracy sites.
According to a survey conducted by the Motion Picture Distributors’ Association (MPDA) last February, India is the fourth largest downloader in the Internet through illegal means. The other leading countries are the US, the UK and Canada. Ironically, considering the number of Internet users, India is far behind the list. The cyber laws in India are toothless to take stern action against these sites.
At a news conference held at the IFFK venue on Tuesday, the International Federation of Film Producers’ Association had raised its voice against illegal downloading. It demanded strict laws to check the illegal practice, which was badly affecting the film industry.
jisha@expressbuzz.com
First Published : 17 Dec 2010
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: The latest edition of the IFFK is all set to conclude after offering a bouquet of world movies. Since downloading films from piracy sites is becoming increasingly popular, Expresso searched for the IFFK movies at some of the piracy sites and shockingly found that most of the films were available on them.
Someone who missed the IFFK would have downloaded some of the best movies from these sites. What if you could enjoy all these movies without taking the festival pass, without waiting in queue, without taking leave and absolutely free of cost? Anyone would say ‘great’ since few see it as a crime. Even the Cyber Cell is silent since ‘there is no complaint against the piracy sites’. Only the producers and those who worked behind the film suffer.
If you check the list of movies available in file-sharing networks like BitTorrent, Werner Herzog’s ‘Aguirre, the Wrath of God’ to Mohan Raghavan’s latest Malayalam movie ‘T D Dasan Std VI B’ are available. Films that appeared in the competition section, including ‘The Last Summer of La Boyita’, ‘The Japanese Wife’, and ‘Paleri Manikyam...’, among others, are available for free download.
Unknown users have uploaded the films in World Cinema section which won much acclaim, like ‘It’s Your Fault’, ‘White Ribbon’, ‘Black Heaven’, ‘Just Between Us’, ‘The House of Branching Love’, Certified Copy’, ‘Film Socialism’ and lot more. Latest Indian movies too are available.
However, the authorities, who take stern action against illegal CD rackets in the State, remain silent on illegal movie websites. Cyber Cell DySP Sukumara Pillai said nobody had so far complained against such sites. ‘’Unless there is a complaint, we can’t take action. If there is a case of copyright violation, strict action could be taken against them,” he said. However, he added that it was difficult to identify all those who were downloading these movies from the piracy sites.
According to a survey conducted by the Motion Picture Distributors’ Association (MPDA) last February, India is the fourth largest downloader in the Internet through illegal means. The other leading countries are the US, the UK and Canada. Ironically, considering the number of Internet users, India is far behind the list. The cyber laws in India are toothless to take stern action against these sites.
At a news conference held at the IFFK venue on Tuesday, the International Federation of Film Producers’ Association had raised its voice against illegal downloading. It demanded strict laws to check the illegal practice, which was badly affecting the film industry.
jisha@expressbuzz.com
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