I think the criticism is highly unwarranted and unnecessary. If Karthik says that he buys CDs when available we should respect his views....
All of us are keen to listen to ARR's and good music from other MDs in the form we are comfortable in... Idle speculation about Karthik's " reviews using cheap quality illegally downloaded songs" just wastes everyone's time. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "satish_srini" <satish_sr...@...> wrote: > > I am with Suresh on this matter. Since you run a popular website criticizing > filmmakers and composers for being unethical, it is expected that you > practice what you preach. Correct me if I am wrong, but I am sure that you do > not buy all the albums that you review in your blog, especially the ones that > you dismiss casually by the words NSFW. In such a case, do you think that it > is ethical to review something that you do not own? > > Satish > > Note: My comments have nothing to do with your review of VTV and this is > something that was in my mind for a long time. This is the price that you > have to pay for being popular!!! > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "inetk" <6times9@> wrote: > > > > Thanks Suresh, for those completely unwarranted kind words. > > > > Downloading illegal music - bad. Purchasing CDs - good. Download is done as > > a matter of ease of distribution/ availability. Purchasing CD once it > > releases - done as a matter of policy. > > > > I'm touched by your concern, but. Nice way of going personal over a review. > > > > Karthik > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "sureshmechnit" <sureshmechnit@> wrote: > > > > > > If you are a regular reader of that site, you must have known by this > > > time that he has always reviewed the albums after listening tocheap > > > quality illegally downloaded songs - once. All the preaching gyaans about > > > "anti-Plagiarism, being ethical and legal" are only for others. > > > > > > It has become such a normal thing, that it is okay to comment on a public > > > platform about something that you don't even own yet. > > >
