[icernet] Inspired Plagiarism

[Arul Selvan]

   Bollywood’s most famous and successful producers have shamelessly 
plagiarised successful Hollywood movies and western television shows 
over the years. The brazen recent lifts such as Kaante (Reservoir Dogs), 
Raaz (What Lies Beneath), Deewangee (Primal Fear) or Karishma, the most 
expensive Indian soap opera, exemplify this malaise. But don’t call it 
plagiarism; they prefer to call it inspiration. It means that the finer 
nuances of characterisation and story make way for theatrical dialogue 
and a dozen song-and-dance routines. Week after week, Indian film 
reviewers and critics have lamented about widespread plagiarism, but it 
made no difference. Hollywood was much too far away and no sensible 
lawyer would advise clients to fight a slow and expensive battle in 
faraway India.

Source:
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=34461