Piracy
is
the
biggest
threat
to
the
film
industry,
causing
loss
of
revenue
in
millions.
The
film
industry
is
battling
hard
to
combat
this
cancerous
disease.
The
latest
film
that
has
been
hit
by
the
piracy
plague
is
the
upcoming
Sonam
Kapoor-Imran
Khan
starrer
I
Hate
Luv
Storys.
The
music
of
the
film
is
officially
scheduled
to
release
on
May
27.
However,
the
entire
album
of
I
Hate
Luv
Storys
has
been
leaked
online.
CEO
of
Dharma
Productions
said,
"Well
this
was
bound
to
happen.
In
fact
to
be
frank
the
music
of
the
film
will
release
on
the
27th,
however,
that
will
be
the
physical
copy
(of
the
album)
while
on
the
other
hand,
the
digital
version
is
already
up
and
running
on
various
foreign
sites
and
carriers.
So
if
there
was
a
leak,
it
has
happened
from
there."
He
adds,
"We
have
given
a
date
of
May
27th
keeping
in
mind
that
the
music
releases
in
big
cities
first,
then
smaller
towns
and
later
in
other
places.
So
by
the
27th
the
whole
of
India
will
have
the
music
of
the
film,
in
simpler
terms
this
is
what
we
call
as
a
staggered
release
and
hence
give
a
later
date
when
all
cities
and
towns
will
have
it."
So,
does
this
leak
affect
the
music
release
plans?
Comments
Shridhar
Subramanium
from
Sony,
"We
can't
say
that
it
has
spoilt
the
release
plans
unless
we
actually
had
planned
something
big,
in
which
case
the
music
would
have
released
by
now,
with
the
online
and
digital
copies.
So
though
the
music
may
have
leaked,
it
hasn't
affected
us
in
anyway
since
we
are
just
two
days
away
from
the
official
release."
However,
since
the
production
house
didn't
reveal
any
details
of
the
online
carriers
which
officially
released
the
music
of
I
Hate
Luv
Storys,
it
can
be
said
that
piracy
has
surely
hit
the
music
of
one
of
the
highly
anticipated
films
of
this
year
in
a
big
way.
Story first published: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 11:23 [IST]