Though ARR has not made any explicit claims on his ethical standards he certainly has called on the general public to refrain from downloading Pirated mp3s.
Therefore not taking a strong stance on issues like Ghajini/Memento could end up Portraying him as subscribing to double standards and his appeal to curb piracy less effective. That's the risk he could run into. --- In [email protected], "vivek" <iiivivekoberoi...@...> wrote: > > > the browsing center will defnitely be blamed if > 1.he is aware of such wrong usage of his resources or, > 2.he is not following his due diligence of recording the user's > identity > > ARR will be blamed if he gives his studio on rent despite knowing the > fact some of them use his resources wrongfully. > > ARR should do his due diligence of making sure he is not involved in > the project until the permissions for the remake are acquired. But, > like I said earlier, this may not be illegal but, unethical. > > And the question of ethics comes into picture when someone claims to > be adhering to high standards of ethics. If the claim is not made, > there is no debate. (and I do not think ARR has ever made such claims) > > > > --- In [email protected], Kalimuthu <kalimuthu@> wrote: > > > > Your pak comparison does not make sense at all, IMO... > > > > How can the owner of the browsing center be blamed for the mail sent > > by his customer... > > > > Or the ISP for its customers' illegal access to copyrighted > materials.... > > > > They are just providing tools... > > > > On 12/26/08, vivek <iiivivekoberoiiii@> wrote: > > > > > > Yes, ARR should not have involved with the project if he was aware > > > that prior permission was not taken for remaking the movie. > > > > > > Yes, ARR should not rent out his studio to MDs who are blatantly > and > > > intentionally guilty of infringing on copyrights of other > artists - > > > international or domestic. > > > > > > well gomzy, going by your logic, pakistan can house thousands of > > > terrorist camps and get away with it by just saying "oh we just > gave > > > them a place to live and work. We are not responsible for what > they > > > do". Do you think it is acceptable? > > > > > > A guy distributing ghajini mp3s would say "I am just giving but I > am > > > not asking anyone to take it. So, I am morally upright and did no > > > wrong". The other guy would say, "I am just taking because he is > > > giving otherwise I would have bought the CD. So, I am pure.. you > see, > > > morals are subjective". oh yeah right! > > > > > > technically speaking, ARR might not have broken any law. but... > > > > > > laws exist for enforcement. morals exist for enlightenment. > > > laws have to be obeyed. morals have to be practiced. > > > > > > > > > Just because we love ARR, the man and his music, it should not > blind > > > our own judgement. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Gomzyâ¢" <gomtesh.upadhye@> > > > wrote: > > >> > > >> Now lets use your logic for something better. > > >> > > >> ARR's studio is given out on rent basis to various MDs. I wouldnt > > > wanna name > > >> the MDs who use the studio. > > >> Now are we going to sue or question ARRs ethics if these MDs copy > > > or rip off > > >> some guys music? (they are btw) > > >> > > >> Please stop catching anything related to ARR in every manner > > > possible and > > >> holding that against him. > > >> > > >> On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 12:13 AM, ramakrisha laxmana subramanian > > > siva gopala > > >> acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni . < > > >> sriramiyer15@> wrote: > > >> > > >> > What has AR got to do with it? His work is completely > original, > > > the > > >> > basic story of GHAJINI is SURE to have been inspired from the > > > H'wood > > >> > flick, but the 'masala' is completely by the writer/director. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans% > > > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > >> > "pradeepananth" > > >> > <pradeepananth@> wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > > So Ghajini is out and looks like its all set to break all box > > > office > > >> > > records. Aamir, the producers and everyone involved is going > to > > > rake > > >> > > in a lot of moolah. > > >> > > > > >> > > As far as I know, Murugadoss & Co. did not quite pay > Christopher > > >> > > Nolan, his brother Jonathan Nolan(original story) or the > > > producers > > >> > of > > >> > > Memento for the rights of the movie. Maybe the tamil ghajini > > > didn't > > >> > > quite hit their radar but the Hindi one because of its high- > > > profile > > >> > > nature will probably do and they might come after Murugadoss > & > > > co. > > >> > > > > >> > > In any case, I am disgusted that these guys didn't quite go > and > > >> > > acquire the rights first from the original > > > writer/director/producers > > >> > > before ripping it off. If they don't have any qualms ripping > off > > >> > > others' "intellectual property", why should they expect their > > >> > audience > > >> > > to not go for pirated DVDs and VCDs of their movie? Why do > they > > >> > appeal > > >> > > to them to not watch through 'illegal sources' when what they > > > are > > >> > > doing is by no means "legal"? (I am no lawyer but I am pretty > > > sure > > >> > > that Ghajini will be deemed a case of plagiarism under most > > >> > > intellectual property laws) > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > Question to ARR is even though he is not directly ripping off > > > the > > >> > > story, he is certainly 'associated' with the movie and I > wonder > > > if > > >> > he > > >> > > ought to have put a foot down and said that he would not want > > > to be > > >> > > associated with a movie where the intellectual property > rights > > > of > > >> > > another creative artist are being violated. After all ARR > > > doesn't > > >> > > appreciate people downloading his music through illegal > sources > > > and > > >> > > not paying for it. He knows how much its hurts an artiste. > > >> > > > > >> > > Folks with access to ARR - if you could get his stance on > this > > >> > issue, > > >> > > that would be awesome. > > >> > > > > >> > > Thoughts? > > >> > > -pradeep > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sent from my very old 386 machine. > > >
