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Google skips B'wood after lawsuit

 
By Kris at Wed, 2006-01-25 02:15 | Technology | Entertainment

Google video added a new dimension to Bollywood piracy when it started showing recent hits for viewing or downloading. But a legal notice took care of the issue.

The website has promptly removed the illegal videos. Film distributors in the US are keeping tabs on the website.

More on the news here.

The Prophet and Danish Cartoons

By sekhar subramoney on Tue, 2006-02-07 09:46

A few years ago a Muslim painter, MF Hussein, depicted Goddess Saraswati as naked on canvas. Proponents of Freedom of Thought defended Hussein to the hilt. Most of his defenders were Hindus. Muslims by and large did not condemn Hussein. The shoe is now on the other foot! While it meant nothing to Muslims when a Muslim painter hurt Hindu sentiments - Muslims take umbrage to a Western paper using the Prophet as the theme; double standards by the Muslim community?

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