Ilaiyaraaja

SC rejects Ilaiyaraaja’s plea to shift copyright dispute to Madras High Court

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja seeking to transfer a copyright dispute from the Bombay High Court to the Madras High Court. The rights to 536 musical pieces by Ilaiyaraaja are said to be in the domain of Sony Music, following assignments by Echo Recording and Oriental Records in the specified period. In 2022, Sony Music approached the Bombay High Court for a restraining order against Ilaiyaraaja's company, Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd (IMMPL), from abusing these works. It was said by IMMPL in its defence | Click Here...