In India, there’s a big legal mess about who owns the rights to famous music, involving big composers like AR Rahman and Ilayaraja.
Rahman once said that only musicians should get paid, not for the music itself. But now, there’s a problem with using his old songs.
When Rahman tried to stop others from remixing his tunes, the court said he couldn’t because he sold the rights to his music to producers and labels. This shows how tricky it gets when composers make music for movies.
Now, Ilayaraja is in a similar mess, fighting over his songs used in movies like “Manjummel Boys” and Rajinikanth’s “Vettaiyan.” He says he still owns the rights to his music, separate from what the movie producers have.
The court is looking into it, and people are split. Some think Ilayaraja deserves all the credit and rights for his amazing music, while others joke that he might charge for singing his songs in the shower. It’s a mixed bag, and we’ll have to see what the courts decide.