‘STOP PIRACY - It only helps terrorists buy bullets and bombs’ - Industry pleads
Over the years, there have been calls made to stop people from buying pirated DVDs. Bollywood has time and again tried to educate a common man that the money lost due to piracy affects the film business badly and results in thousands of people losing their jobs annually. Needless to say, not many amongst the common man have bothered or cared; after all it hasn’t impacted them directly and shelling out Rs. 50 on a pirated DVD seemed to be much more lucrative than going out on a family outing and spending more than Rs. 1000 on a movie in a multiplex.
However, the issue appears to be much bigger in the aftermath of the recent Mumbai terror attack. There have been confirmed reports in the past that the money generated from the sales of pirated DVDs is used to fund nefarious activities. While the underworld certainly has a strong connection with piracy, administration has also hinted in the past that a good chunk of it also finds it’s way in the coffers of those sponsoring terrorist activities. What this means for a common man is that the small amount shelled out by him on buying a pirated DVD turns out to be quite a substantial amount if one looks at the All India sales of this software. Result? In some part of the world, this chunk of money is used to buy bullets and bombs which comes back to hit you!