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CHENNAI: Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) connected Friday informed the Madras precocious court that it volition desist from utilizing the songs and euphony of movies Jailer, Jailer2, and Coolie starring
Rajinikanth
, unless a licence is obtained from the copyright proprietor Sun Pictures. Senior advocator P S Raman made the submission connected behalf of CSK successful effect to a plea moved by Sun TV Network seeking to restrain CSK from utilizing the songs and euphony owned by it successful the team’s promotion. Representing Sun TV Network, elder advocator J Ravindran contended that the squad has been utilizing the songs and euphony from the 3 Tamil movies infringing the copyrights of Sun Pictures. He wanted the tribunal to walk an injunction against CSK from utilizing the songs successful its promos.
Responding to the plea, Raman submitted that CSK has been utilizing immoderate portions of the songs successful its promos for 3 years and that the petitioner has not opposed it. Since present the petitioner is objecting to it, we volition desist from utilizing it. We volition record an affidavit to this effect, the elder counsel said and added that CSK volition not usage the songs without getting consent of the copyright proprietor oregon a Phonographic Performance Limited License (PPLL).
Recording the submissions, Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy adjourned the proceeding to March 16, for CSK to record an affidavit.CSK, five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, are gearing up for the 2026 season. The squad volition footwear disconnected their run against Rajasthan Royals successful Guwahati connected March 30, and volition play their location fixture astatine Chennai connected April 3 against Punjab Kings.
