Reminded too much of that dreadful day "September 11" conveniently quoted as "9/11"!!! Yeah…I guess so because the first anniversary is on the cards!!! I, myself think it's tough to face or hear something unfortunate on that day and I am more alarmed than that "Y2K" fear on the turn of the midnight of the year 2000 as being in North America means power disasters would create a literal "havoc"!!! I still laugh at what has happened on that night…We were partying and we told kids that there might be a power failure…and it did not happen so what the kids did??? They themselves turned off the lights at 12 midnight in order to have candle-light-dinner and everybody including kids burst out into laughter…Why a non-filmi discussion on Idlebrain??? because I want to give a lighter tone to what I wrote on "pirated-cute-stuff" because folks in North America thought I brought "Sep11" into focus when I mentioned "911" which I meant otherwise!!! No, there is no conspiracy like 9/11 when I am talking about pirated-cute-stuff…

The analysis on how "pirated-cute-stuff" does damage in the overseas market, everybody knew… but they feel it is the responsibility of the producers to clean the system in India itself before doing something "solid" here as the law here is very stringent and those who tamper with the law could result in "heavy fines" and "deportation" also!!! The legal proceedings here are expensive and as "time" is equated with "money" nobody wants to take-the-risk of loosing it. Well, it takes time to clean the system and I think some of the Indian producers have started moving in that direction. A good sign Indeed!!!

Are the movies sold for exorbitant rates in the overseas??? The pricing seems to be the factor for some as they say that because there is exorbitant pricing for the overseas, the producer is loosing sympathy and there is a conducive atmosphere created for pirated stuff. I never thought of that aspect before but when I look into it, as some pointed out, probably time has come to sit and have a chat between overseas distributors and Indian producers and let them chalk out a uniform pricing pattern. Most importantly, it is better to announce "the date of DVD or VHS release" on popular web portals so that our folks know which is a pirated one and which is a original one before getting stumped by the rental fellow…so the Indian producer has to do lot-of-homework I guess… Get yourself organized in the home-front-first!!!

It's finger-pointing-strategy when it comes to viewing pirated stuff is concerned. Though it's an offense to watch a pirated one, viewers say that they do not care as it is available quick and cheap and moreover, time is valuable for them. When it comes to the rental fellow, he says he is doing a lot of service to Indian community by giving a chance to watch and enjoy movies… They have come to do business and they thrive only with the support of the community.

Yes…the locals are cost conscious too… lot of fliers are available to inform what deals are going on and they cut the coupons carefully, store them till the week end to do their shopping. They do not throw away money like "peanuts" but I like the concept of "spending is fun too"!!! If one gets the value-for-their-money, the satisfaction is immense!!! Be it anywhere!!! So how about spending a B-U-C-K on a see-saw movie and still loose a B-U-C-K!!! At some point of time, you gonna tell others-hey, guys, listen!!! Spending is fun too!!! Here, in summer, the locals put garage sale for FUN on their backyard and the item has a C-O-O-L price tag but what they enjoy most is-the fantasy of wearing shorts with cooling glasses enjoying the sun burn with lot of sun screen lotion on…so, Selling is fun too!!!

So how are you preparing yourself to mark the "9/11" anniversary??? Stressed out to think about it??? Lot of airlines are offering discounted as well as free flights on that day. Do you want to take one of those flights??? Be careful buddy…If you are a kind of person who enjoys life taking risks, go ahead but take a big-time-life-insurance-package to protect your family, not to be misunderstood unlike "911" with "9/11" this time…Have a safe flight!!!

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