[Commons-Law] IPRS makes it to the front page

[Pranesh Prakash]

Dear All,
The IPRS has been trying to publicise its efforts to rein in illegal
performance of songs, but all its efforts (from shaadi's to hospitals) have
been relegated to page 9.  And, now it has finally hit the front page (of
the *Hindu *at least) by taking the Kolkata Knight Riders to court
over alleged copyright infringement.  For more about IPRS and the PPL, check
out this article <http://www.businesslawyer.in/4_3_3.php>.

Cheers,
Pranesh

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http://www.ibnlive.com/news/knight-riders-taken-to-court-for-copyright-violation/65264-17.html

Kolkata: Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders were on Wednesday taken to
court by Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) on alleged copyright
infringement for playing songs of Hindi films at the Eden Gardens during
Indian Premier League matches.

Justice Sanjib Banerjee of the Calcutta High Court, however, refused to
grant an injunction on the use of the songs and directed the parties in the
case to file affidavits stating their position.

IPRS alleged that the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) used 14 popular Hindi film
songs like Om Shanti Om's Dard-e-Disco and Mauja hi Mauja from the film Jab
We Met without its permission during the IPL matches at the Eden Gardens.

Appearing for Kolkata Knight Riders, counsels Anindya Mitra and Debanjan
Mondal submitted that they already had permission to play nine of the 14
songs at the stadium from Super Cassettes, which they said had the
copyright.

Justice Banerjee directed Kolkata Knight Riders and the Cricket Association
of Bengal (CAB), which has also been made a party in the case, to file
affidavits in opposition within two weeks after the summer vacation and IPRS
its reply in another week.
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