Copyright case: Court prohibits having fun with Kantara music in theatres, digital media
3 min readBy Express News Service
KOZHIKODE: The Kozhikode district courtroom docket has issued an interim injunction, prohibiting the immensely worthwhile Kannada movie Kantara from having fun with its music Varaha Roopam in theatres, and on OTT and digital platforms, citing prima facie violation of the Copyright Act.
First Additional District Court Judge Ok E Salih directed giving “due credit” to the music band Thaikkudam Bridge and Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Co Ltd, which holds the copyright of the Navarasam monitor that Kantara apparently infused throughout the music. The courtroom docket said the music director of the monitor had himself admitted to taking “inspiration” from the Thaikkudam Bridge monitor launched in 2015.
The courtroom docket handed the interim order on Thursday whereas deciding on the allegations of plagiarism in direction of Varaha Roopam. The switch for a licensed movement was initiated remaining yr, shortly after the discharge of Kantara on September 30.
Last week, the Kozhikode Chief Judicial Magistrate had directed the police to seize paperwork referring to the plagiarised music – beneath Section 64 of the Copyright Act 1957. Chief Judicial Magistrate S Sooraj, on April 5, moreover instructed the investigating officer to seize the digital audio workstation and all plates used for the intention of setting up infringing copies of the work and to collect proof to seek out out whether or not or not the music director had violated copyright tips.
This order was issued after the media agency filed a criticism alleging that the investigation was not progressing in the perfect path. The Kozhikode courtroom docket further instructed the investigating officer to provide the courtroom docket with a progress report on the case by May 4.
On February 8, the Kerala High Court dominated that Varaha Roopam was a plagiarised mannequin of Navarasam.
Rishab Shetty, director of movie ‘Kantara’, and producer Vijay Kirgandur appeared for police interrogation at Kozhikode Town station on February 12.
KOZHIKODE: The Kozhikode district courtroom docket has issued an interim injunction, prohibiting the immensely worthwhile Kannada movie Kantara from having fun with its music Varaha Roopam in theatres, and on OTT and digital platforms, citing prima facie violation of the Copyright Act.
First Additional District Court Judge Ok E Salih directed giving “due credit” to the music band Thaikkudam Bridge and Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Co Ltd, which holds the copyright of the Navarasam monitor that Kantara apparently infused throughout the music. The courtroom docket said the music director of the monitor had himself admitted to taking “inspiration” from the Thaikkudam Bridge monitor launched in 2015.
The courtroom docket handed the interim order on Thursday whereas deciding on the allegations of plagiarism in direction of Varaha Roopam. The switch for a licensed movement was initiated remaining yr, shortly after the discharge of Kantara on September 30.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Last week, the Kozhikode Chief Judicial Magistrate had directed the police to seize paperwork referring to the plagiarised music – beneath Section 64 of the Copyright Act 1957. Chief Judicial Magistrate S Sooraj, on April 5, moreover instructed the investigating officer to seize the digital audio workstation and all plates used for the intention of setting up infringing copies of the work and to collect proof to seek out out whether or not or not the music director had violated copyright tips.
This order was issued after the media agency filed a criticism alleging that the investigation was not progressing in the perfect path. The Kozhikode courtroom docket further instructed the investigating officer to provide the courtroom docket with a progress report on the case by May 4.
On February 8, the Kerala High Court dominated that Varaha Roopam was a plagiarised mannequin of Navarasam.
Rishab Shetty, director of movie ‘Kantara’, and producer Vijay Kirgandur appeared for police interrogation at Kozhikode Town station on February 12.
