The Supreme Court clarified that its remarks in the A.R. Rahman vs Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar case are only interim and will not affect the final trial. Rahman agreed to update OTT credits acknowledging inspiration from the Dagar composition within five weeks.
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.
