Supreme Court Upholds Delhi HC Ruling on Ilaiyaraaja's Song Copyright Dispute
The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court's ruling that composer Ilaiyaraaja does not own the copyright to the lyrics and sound recording of the song "En Iniya Pon Nilave" from the Tamil film "Moodu Pani." While Ilaiyaraaja retains rights to the musical composition, the sound recording rights belong to music label Saregama, which acquired them from the original producer. The dispute arose after a recreated version of the song was used in another film, with Saregama objecting to its unauthorized use.
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We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 44/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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hindustantimes broke this story on 1 Oct, 10:04 am. Other outlets followed.