Plagiarism in Indian Cinema

Everyone knows bollywood director’s take a liberal stance towards being ‘inspired’ by hollywood movies. There was even a lawsuit over the issue recently over the unreleased film ‘Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai’ being an unauthorized remake of ‘My Cousin Vinny’.

Where do you guys think the line should be drawn between legitimate inspiration/homage and illegal plagiarism? Also, what movies do you guys know off that you think plagiarize in this way? If you feel strongly enough about the issue, you can contribute to the wikipedia article here:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism_in_Indian_Cinema

Let me know what you guys think.

Re: Plagiarism in Indian Cinema

i dont mind it at all...whatever is entertaining i just watch it...holly copies chinese etc films soooo.

Re: Plagiarism in Indian Cinema

you're right, hollywood does copy, but they actually buy the rights to reproduce the source material, and cut the original creators a slice of the profits. as a consumer its actually good to see these entertaining flicks, but from an ethical stand-point, it's illegal to take without giving back.

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well i dont know about that (whether holly buys the right or not)..i just look at the entertainment bit. ;)