The Madras High Court has made a strong statement in the context of the dispute between Tamil music icon Ilaiyaraaja and a private recording company, Echo. The High Court bench comprising Justice Mahadevan and Justice Muhammad Sadiq observed that Ilaiyaraaja cannot claim sole ownership of songs as lyrics play a vital part in them. In the context of the appeal, the bench observed that there are no songs without lyrics. It further claimed that many other factors contribute to a song like the voice... Read this story
