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India Today
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Ilaiyaraaja's plea to move copyright case to Chennai denied by Supreme Court
On Monday, July 28, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja, who had sought to transfer a copyright dispute concerning over 500 of his musical compositions from the Bombay High Court to the Madras High Court.A bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria declined to accept the arguments put forth by senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, representing the composer, in favour of moving the case to the Madras High Court. At the outset of the hearing, counsel for Sony Music Entertainment informed the bench that the company had originally filed the case in the Bombay High Court at a time when no related matter was pending before the Madras High plea is dismissed," the bench stated. The legal dispute originated from a lawsuit filed by Sony Music Entertainment India in 2022 before the Bombay High Court, seeking an injunction to prevent Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd (IMMPL) from using 536 musical asserts that it acquired the rights to these works through Oriental Records and Echo Recording, entities with which Ilaiyaraaja has been involved in protracted on the other hand, contends that 310 of the 536 disputed compositions are already under judicial consideration in a concurrent case pending before the Madras High case, initially pursued by Ilaiyaraaja in 2014 against Echo Recording, contests their ownership claims over his compositions and seeks formal recognition of the composer's moral and economic rights under the Copyright Act. The 2014 suit in the Madras High Court led to a landmark judgement in 2019, which upheld Ilaiyaraaja's moral and special rights as a is regarded as one of India's most prolific music composers, having composed over 7,500 songs across more than 1,500 films.- EndsMust Watch
Time of India
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Ilaiyaraaja's copyright case: Supreme Court rejects the composer's plea to shift copyright case to Madras High Court
In 2022, a popular music label filed a case in the Bombay High Court against Ilaiyaraaja Music. In that case, it was reported that 228 of a popular music label's 536 albums were released to the public, thereby infringing the copyright of those songs. Furthermore, a popular music label alleged that songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja uploaded some copyrighted songs it had acquired from Echo Recordings in 2021 to social media such as YouTube. As a result, a popular music label filed a lawsuit in court seeking damages of Rs. 1.5 crore. They asserted that this was a copyright infringement and that the Ilaiyaraaja side had reused a popular music label's rights. Ilaiyaraaja moves SC to shift case to Madras High Court A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of composer Ilayaraja's company, "Ilaiyaraaja Music", seeking the transfer of the case from the Bombay High Court to the Madras High Court. According to Nakkheeran, the petition stated that some patent and copyright cases against Sony Music were already pending in the Madras High Court. Another case of the same nature being tried in Mumbai could lead to legal conflicts and reversals in the future, he said. Ilaiyaraaja's side also emphasized that it is in the interests of justice for the same cases to be heard in the same court. Lawyer cites risk of conflicting rulings in two courts To consider this request, the case was taken up for hearing before a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice P.R. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No annual fees for life UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo Kawai. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan appeared on behalf of Ilayaraja and explained the details of the cases already pending in the Madras High Court, insisting that the case filed by a popular music label should also be transferred to the same court. He expressed the position that, legally, instead of hearing the same matters simultaneously in two different courts, a unified solution can be obtained in one place. SC rejects plea; says Bombay HC will hear the case However, after the judges considered this request, they concluded that the transfer of the case was not necessary, so they reportedly rejected Ilaiyaraaja's petition, stating that the Bombay High Court, where a popular music label had filed the case, was the appropriate court for the matter. Thus, the transfer request filed by Ilayaraja Music Company failed. The verdict confirmed that the case filed by a popular music label Music Company will now be heard in the Bombay High Court.
Hans India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hans India
SC rejects music mastero Ilaiyaraaja's plea to shift copyright suit from Bombay to Madras HC
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by renowned music composer Ilaiyaraaja's company seeking to transfer a copyright dispute involving over 500 of his musical works from the Bombay High Court to the Madras High Court. The plea was filed by Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd (IMMPL), which is facing a civil suit initiated by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt Ltd in the Bombay High Court in 2022. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justices Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria heard the matter and declined to grant the transfer, allowing the case to continue in Mumbai. At the core of the dispute is the copyright ownership of 536 musical works composed by Ilaiyaraaja, one of India's most celebrated music directors, whose body of work spans more than 7,500 songs across 1,500 films. Sony Music has claimed rights over these compositions through a chain of assignments -- first from Echo Recording Company, then to Oriental Records, and eventually to Sony. Ilaiyaraaja's company, IMMPL, had approached the Supreme Court arguing that 310 out of the 536 works are already the subject of proceedings before the Madras High Court, stemming from a suit filed in 2014 by Ilaiyaraaja against Echo Recording. In that suit, Ilaiyaraaja had challenged Echo's copyright claims and asserted his own moral and economic rights under the Copyright Act. The Madras High Court had granted interim relief in 2015 and, in a 2019 judgment, ruled that while Echo retained rights over the sound recordings, Ilaiyaraaja continued to hold special and moral rights over the musical compositions. It also noted that a 2007 assignment made by Ilaiyaraaja's late wife to Agi Music had expired in 2012. Following the 2019 ruling, Echo transferred its catalogue to Oriental Records, which subsequently entered into a rights agreement with Sony Music. Based on this acquisition, Sony filed the suit in Bombay in January 2022, seeking to restrain IMMPL from using the 536 works. IMMPL argued that the Bombay proceedings were largely duplicative of the pending case in Madras and warned of the potential for conflicting judgments. It also pointed out that the Madras proceedings were at an advanced stage, while the Bombay case was still in its early phase. Further, IMMPL stated that it operates solely out of Chennai and has no business presence in Mumbai. Despite these submissions, the Supreme Court declined to interfere and dismissed the transfer petition, paving the way for the Bombay High Court to proceed with the case.
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
SC rejects Ilaiyaraaja's plea for transfer of copyright case from Bombay HC to Madras HC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja seeking to transfer a copyright dispute involving over 500 of his musical compositions from the Bombay High Court to the Madras High Court. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria did not agree to the submissions of senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for the musician, that the case be transferred to the Madras High Court. At the outset, the counsel for Sony Music Entertainment told the bench that the case by the firm was filed in the Bombay High Court when no case was pending in the Madras High Court. The plea is dismissed, the bench said. The legal case started from a lawsuit initiated by Sony Music Entertainment India in 2022 before the Bombay High Court. Sony has sought an injunction to restrain Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd (IMMPL) from using 536 musical works. The company claims it acquired the rights to these works through Oriental Records and Echo Recording, the entity with which Ilaiyaraaja has long been embroiled in litigation. The IMMPL, however, alleged that 310 of the 536 disputed works are already under judicial scrutiny in a parallel case before the Madras High Court. That case, originally filed by Ilaiyaraaja in 2014 against Echo Recording, challenges the latter's claim over his compositions and seeks recognition of the composer's moral and economic rights under the Copyright Act. The 2014 Madras suit led to a significant 2019 judgment, which upheld Ilaiyaraaja's moral and special rights as a composer. Ilaiyaraaja is one of India's most prolific composers with over 7,500 songs across 1,500 films.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Supreme Court rejects Ilaiyaraaja's plea for transfer of copyright case from Bombay HC to Madras HC
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 28, 2025) dismissed a plea of legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja seeking to transfer a copyright dispute involving over 500 of his musical compositions from the Bombay High Court to the Madras High Court. A bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N.V. Anjaria did not agree to the submissions of senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for the musician, that the case be transferred to the Madras High Court. At the outset, the counsel for Sony Music Entertainment told the Bench that the case by the firm was filed in the Bombay High Court when no case was pending in the Madras High Court. The plea is dismissed, the bench said. The legal case started from a lawsuit initiated by Sony Music Entertainment India in 2022 before the Bombay High Court. Sony has sought an injunction to restrain Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd (IMMPL) from using 536 musical works. The company claims it acquired the rights to these works through Oriental Records and Echo Recording, the entity with which Ilaiyaraaja has long been embroiled in litigation. The IMMPL, however, alleged that 310 of the 536 disputed works are already under judicial scrutiny in a parallel case before the Madras High Court. That case, originally filed by Ilaiyaraaja in 2014 against Echo Recording, challenges the latter's claim over his compositions and seeks recognition of the composer's moral and economic rights under the Copyright Act. The 2014 Madras suit led to a significant 2019 judgment, which upheld Ilaiyaraaja's moral and special rights as a composer. Ilaiyaraaja is one of India's most prolific composers with over 7,500 songs across 1,500 films.
