The Supreme Court has ordered the transfer of a copyright dispute between Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd and Sony Entertainment from the Madras High Court to the Bombay High Court.
The decision was made after Sony Entertainment approached the Supreme Court seeking to transfer the suit, which was initially filed in the Madras High Court.
Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd had filed a copyright dispute against Sony, claiming that the company had acquired the rights to 536 musical works through Oriental Records and Echo Recording.
The dispute began in 2022 with a lawsuit filed by Sony Music Entertainment India in the Bombay High Court, seeking an injunction to restrain Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd from using the musical works.
Ilaiyaraaja has composed over 7000 songs for over 1000 films and performed over 20,000 concerts across the globe in a career spanning over five decades.
