Bad news for AR Rahman as Delhi HC orders ask musician to pay Rs 20000000 due to…
Delhi High Court has issued an interim fine of Rs 2 crore on AR Rahman and production company, Madras Talkies, in a copyright dispute. Read on!
On April 25, Friday, the Delhi Excessive Court handed an period in-between teach against Oscar-worthwhile musician AR Rahman in a case filed by neatly-liked classical vocalist Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar. The case revolves across the appreciated tune composition Veera Raja Veera from Tamil movie Ponniyin Selvan 2 (PS2), alleging that it was as soon as copied from Shiva Stutti, a tune by Dagar’s later father and uncle.
Justice Prathiba M Singh noticed that the tune is “precisely identical” to Shiva Stuti’s tune, excluding for few minor changes. Furthermore, the court docket mentioned that the tune’s rhythm, changes, structure internet a putting resemblance to the genuine, thus pronouncing it as copyright infringement.
Delhi Excessive Court’s verdict on AR Rahman-Dagar copyright case
The court docket has requested AR Rahman and the movie’s manufacturing company, Madras Talkies, to deposit Rs 2 crore with the court docket registry and Rs 2 lakh to Dagar. Justice Singh launched while pronouncing the verdict, “This court docket holds that the impugned tune is rarely any longer merely based or impressed from the tune composition of Shiva Stuti but is accurate the same to the tune composition with mere changes.”
The court docket neatly-known that the defendants (Rehman and the corporate) did now not give any credit to Dagar’s work and mentioned, “When the plaintiff (Dagar) contacted defendant number 1, the acknowledgement was as soon as given albeit reluctantly.”
“In station of the present poke, a new poke will seemingly be made on all OTTs and on-line platforms in respect of the impugned tune affecting the credit,” the excessive court docket mentioned. The brand new one would narrate, “composition in conserving with Shiva Stuti by slack Ustad N Faiyazuddin Dagar and slack Ustad Zahiruddin Dagar.” the excessive court docket mentioned.
For the unversed, AR Rahman and his crew at Madras Talkies, denied all these claims. They suspect about that Veera Raja Veera is in conserving with a 13th-century composition by Narayana Panditacharya. Rahman’s lawyer states that Dagar’s accusations are pushed by a desire for monetary purposes.
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