Ban On Black Friday

In the modern fast-track life, movies do have more ready appeal than books. On this ground, the stay order against the screening of 'Black Friday' may appear justified, even when the book published a few years back on which the movie is based was out of such controversy when it was released. But then again, though public opinion may be swayed by movies, that of a judge in the court of law, is not to be expected to get biased by it. Moreover, the police has not still been able to eradicate the menace of cheap distribution of pirated copies of movies. So even if the court goes to the extent of banning a movie, there is no reason why the eager movie-buffs will be deprived of watching the movie. To make the stay order effective, the legal machinery should also ensure that video piracy cannot make a mockery of the court verdict.