Rahul Gandhi sued for violation of KGF Chapter 2 music copyright

On Friday, MRT Music, a Bengaluru-based music firm, launched a copyright infringement lawsuit in opposition to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Supriya Srinate, and Jairam Ramesh. The firm has alleged that the Congress social gathering utilized songs from the Hindi model of the Kannada super-hit movie KGF: Chapter 2 with out permission to provide video content material for the continued Bharat Jodo Yatra of the social gathering led by Rahul Gandhi. It is notable that whereas Lahari Music and T-Series personal the music rights for the South Indian variations of the film, MRT owns the rights to the Hindi model.

According to the reviews, the corporate talked about in its criticism that it had spent some huge cash to achieve the rights to the songs within the South Indian super-hit movie KGF 2 in Hindi. Narasimhan Sampath, the music platform’s legal professional confirmed that the music firm had filed a swimsuit in opposition to the Congress, represented by normal secretary Jairam Ramesh, Supriya Shrinate, and Rahul Gandhi, for violation of copyrights belonging to MRT Music.

𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬.. 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬.. 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬..! 𝐈 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐭. 𝐈 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝,
𝐁𝐮𝐭, 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐞..! 𝐈 𝐂𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝.

A Monstrous 1⃣5⃣0⃣ Million+ views for #KGFChapter2 Songs Across All Languages @YouTube 💥

Listen right here ▶️: https://t.co/56aVTcuIBg pic.twitter.com/FbjxRxENQK

— MRT Music (@Mrtmusicoff) April 22, 2022

“The complaint mainly pertains to the unlawful fraudulent and illegal actions of the members of the steering committee in so far as violating the copyrights owned by MRT Music. The INC has created a video by unlawfully downloading and synchronizing and broadcasting the songs about the movie KGF Chapter 2 in Hindi and portraying it to be owned by the INC. They have also used a logo namely “Bharath Jodo Yatra” within the stated video and have broadcasted the identical on their official social media handles,” Sampath was quoted.

The firm additionally launched an announcement to slam the Congress Party for committing illegal actions amid the Bharat Jodo Yatra. “These unlawful actions committed by a national political party reflect their blatant disregard to the rule of law and the rights of private individuals and entities while they are conducting this Bharath Jodo Yatra to seek an opportunity to govern the county and frame legislation for protecting the rights of the common man and businesses”, the assertion added.

The legal professional acknowledged that MRT Music’s major asset is the copyrights it holds and that the agency filed the case merely to implement its statutory rights. He added that the corporate has ‘no ambitions to destroy the reputation of any political party’. The matter in the meantime was additionally taken cognizance by BJP chief Amit Malviya who slammed the social gathering for stealing the content material.

“After illegally using a picture of Kannada actor Akhil Iyer in their campaign, Congress sued again. This time by MRT Music, which owns the popular music label of KGF2. Congress picked up songs from the movie for Bharat Jodo Yatra without seeking the firm’s permission. Theft every time, everywhere”, Malviya tweeted.

After illegally utilizing image of Kannada actor Akhil Iyer of their marketing campaign, Congress sued once more. This time by MRT Music, which owns the favored music label of KGF2. Congress picked up songs from the film for Bharat Jodo Yatra with out looking for the agency’s permission.

हर जगह चोरी! pic.twitter.com/Kg1YWFmrgn

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) November 5, 2022

According to the criticism, the Congress social gathering posted two movies of the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Twitter. “Rahul Gandhi has resorted to getting videos created showcasing his heroism and to portray to the general public at large that he is a mass leader. For this reason, he has portrayed himself in the infringing video particularly considering the fact that the movie and more particularly the songs and the audio visual clippings of the two songs in the movie KGF chapter two have gained mass appeal and acceptance”, the criticism learn.

Copy of the criticism

The songs utilized by the social gathering to painting Rahul Gandhi as a ‘hero’ are ‘Falak Tu Garaj Tu’ and ‘Sulthan’ from the film KGF chapter 2. An FIR has been registered in opposition to the social gathering, generally, and the three Congress leaders, particularly, underneath sections 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property), 465 (punishment for forgery), 120 (concealing design to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment) and 34 (widespread intention) of the IPC, Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and underneath Section 63 of the Copyrights Act, 1957.

आओ, तुम्हें ‘सपनों के भारत’ की ओर लेकर चलें…#BharatJodoYatra pic.twitter.com/4sZinLl8sS

— Congress (@INCIndia) October 11, 2022

इन आँखों में चट्टानों से लड़ने की ताक़त जो है 🔥#BharatJodoYatra pic.twitter.com/gMEWlfw5IB

— Congress (@INCIndia) October 16, 2022

Earlier in September, the Congress social gathering had illegally used a poster of a Bengaluru-based actor named Akhil Iyer within the Bharat Jodo marketing campaign. Iyer had flagged the difficulty and had alleged that the marketing campaign used his picture illegally and with out his consent, and promised authorized motion on the matter.

I’m appalled to see that my face is getting used illegally and with out my consent for “40% Sarkara” – an @INCIndia marketing campaign that i’ve nothing to do with.

I can be taking authorized motion in opposition to this.@RahulGandhi @siddaramaiah @INCKarnataka request you to please look into this pic.twitter.com/y7LZ9wRXW9

— Akhil Iyer (@akhiliy) September 23, 2022

The Congress social gathering had used the actor’s picture with out authorization in its ‘40% Sarkara’ marketing campaign in opposition to the BJP authorities in Karnataka. Akhil Iyer had stated that he was appalled that his picture was used with out his consent in a marketing campaign that he has nothing to do with.