The Supreme Court of India addressed A. R. Rahman, highlighting Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar and “Veera Raja Veera” from Ponniyin Selvan II, claims. Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said initial performance alone does not decide authorship and requires examination.
Dhrupad maestro Wasifuddin Dagar has moved the Supreme Court of India against the Delhi High Court’s decision that set aside interim relief in his copyright dispute with composer A. R. Rahman over the song Veera Raja Veera. Dagar claims the song copies the musical structure of Shiva Stuti, composed by the late Junior Dagar Brothers, and argues that the High Court wrongly rejected his authorship and moral rights claims.
The Delhi High Court has temporarily stayed an injunction against AR Rahman related to the copyright dispute over the song ‘Veera Raja Veera’ from PS2. The case involves allegations by Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar that Rahman’s song copies his family’s traditional piece. The next hearing is scheduled for May 23.
Acclaimed music composer AR Rahman is currently embroiled in a copyright infringement case concerning the song ‘Veera Raja Veera’ from the movie Ponniyin Selvan Part-2. The case, filed at the Delhi High Court, has been initiated by Indian classical singer and Padma Shri awardee, Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar. Dagar alleges that Rahman’s ‘Veera Raja Veera’ […]
