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A copyright dispute has arisen over actor Sanjay Dutt’s nightclub Ballr in Pune. Copyrighted songs were being played in the club without permission.
Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) India complained to the Bombay High Court that the club was using copyrighted music without a license. The court granted interim relief to PPL, restraining Ballr from playing the sound recordings of his collection publicly without the necessary license.
A representative of PPL visited Ballr on 24 June. During this time, he found many copyrighted songs from PPL’s collection being played in the club. Ballr is owned by actors Sanjay Dutt and Heramb Shelke.
These songs include ‘Badtameez Dil’, ‘Mauja Hi Mauja’, ‘Dard-e-Disco’, ‘O Saki Saki’ and ‘Dus Bahane’.
It is claimed that Sanjay Dutt’s club is the biggest night club in the country.
Justin Bieber and Dua Lipa’s songs also in the list
International songs were also included in the list of songs being played in the club. These include Justin Bieber’s ‘What Do You Mean’ and Dua Lipa’s ‘Levitating’.
PPL claims that the copyright of all these sound recordings is with the same organization. In an August 7 order, the Bombay High Court restrained nightclub owners from playing or using sound recordings from PPL’s collection without the required non-exclusive public performance license.
Had taken license earlier, did not renew it after expiry
During the hearing, the court was told that Ballr had earlier taken a copyright license from PPL India to use the music from his collection. PPL India deals with the licensing of copyrighted sound recordings.
However, this license had expired and was not renewed. Keeping this in mind, the court gave interim relief to PPL and directed it not to use copyrighted recordings in Ballr without necessary permission.
PPL says that commercial institutions playing copyrighted music for entertainment will have to obtain the necessary licenses. The organization is also keeping an eye on those places where its recordings can be used without permission.
PPL’s lawyer said – there can be legal consequences for using it without permission
After the order, PPL lawyer Hiten Vasan said that the organization will continue to identify cases where copyrighted music is being used without the necessary permission.
“The Bombay High Court’s interim order sends a clear message that continued use of copyrighted music without consent can have serious legal consequences,” Vasan said.
This is an interim order, not a final decision
The court order is an interim step in this case. This is not the final decision on all the issues related to the dispute.
Currently, Ballr is barred from using recordings from PPL’s collection without obtaining the required license. After PPL’s complaint, the issue of music license at commercial places has again received attention.
Commercial venues are required to obtain necessary approval before playing copyrighted songs for their guests.
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