Yes, the World.

the piracy they earned

There was a time when people appreciated artists and what they stood for. Their passion was what got them their fans.

Of course that time gave way to Rakhi Sawant. Angel-winged strippers took over music and before you knew it you had videos selling the music. They got their fans too but somewhere down the line the respect for good music and a good artist reached an all time low.

I know that piracy sucks and all that. But I think once people realized that the artists was in it just for the money, they started to rip music without guilt.

Off late I notice a turn of events. Though piracy continues unabated, I find that some people ready to purchase original music/films simply out of respect for the artist who created it.

A friend refused to get a pirated version of ‘Aamir’ because everyone said it was a good movie and they’d released the DVD, ‘so then why screw someone when they’ve done a good job’.

I’ve heard a lot about Rabbi’s new album and really want to listen to it.

Rabbi’s lyrics are moving. And in today’s day and age if someone can sing about things the way he does, then I want to buy that damned original CD to show my support for him and his music.

I think it’s pretty cool if you buy an original just because you believe that the person’s work is worth supporting. In the age of information sharing and easy downloads, it says a lot about an artist’s worth.

While I agree piracy sucks, I think some artists totally deserve it (not you Rabbi. not you)

Sometimes it sucks that the internet remembers everything

Let’s face it, we’ve googled ourselves at some point or the other. It’s cool to see that we exist on the internet and google identifies us as a piece in the world wide web.

And of course with each episode of googling, sometimes a link about you surfaces which could be embarrassing. Like being ranked in the last quartile on an afaqs! quiz years go (that’s me). Or seeing a link of a weird college video you once posted and are now ashamed of. The internet doesn’t forget much.

I was reading the story of a mother pregnant with a child who has congenital heart disease. She wants it aborted but the courts just ruled that she can’t. Hopefully the child will grow up and live as normal a life as once can hope for in this situation. Which brings me to the unfortunate point that when the child grows up and googles his family how will he/she react to the information that his parents didn’t want him born?

Sure once he/she grows up, he/she might understand and empathize with his/her parents’ situation. But when the child’s young, who’s to stop it from reading the nationwide online debate about his/her abortion.

For the child’s sake I wish the internet suffers from amnesia this one time.

PS: I’m afraid I’ve only added to the ‘internet’s memory’ with this post

Update. Couple of links (Cached pages, Deleting things from google) for those who want to read more about google cache and how not to let it remember things long after you’ve deleted them. Thanks for the links Namit.

Update. The lady carrying the child in question here has suffered a miscarriage. I suppose that closes this debate… for now.