Sharing Thoughts on Uthiri Pookkal

[Plum]

7G BGMs ripped off from Johnny-nnu solraanga - naanum andha kaalathula sollirukken during IR family v thalaivar arguements but somehow 7G's BGM has its own place in my books.........

IR familyAvE irundhAlum, nAn appOvum sonNEn, ippOvum solREn - ripped off Johnny BGM dhAnga. adhE samayam - adhu avar appan veettu soththunga - avaru enan vENA paNNalAmnga - namma yAru kEkkaradhukku

[groucho070]

Doesn't the soundtrack belong to the company that produces the film? IR was a hire, the output belongs to the owner of the film, no?

[Plum]

Oh yes. Copyright wise. I was talking from a intellectual owership POV. The company that owns Johnny BGM might well sue Yuvan if they want. They stand a good chance. But then, who is that? Echo Cassettes? Visiri Cassettes? Who is the producer of Johnny? Does the producer own the BGM? What does the law say?

[wizzy]

remember Priyan stating DM lacked 'finesse' and the remake was done to solely address the same

[groucho070]

I think Hollywood law padi pArthA, the producers (or their company if its under that umbrella) owns the soundtrack. Not sure what is the Intellectual Property law there says. Ingga remba strictu. Even pop song, let say Michael Jackson, if you want to do a cover (or remix as the knuckleheads in TFM are doing), you need to contact Sony Malaysia, pay the required amount, and do the cover. You don't need MJ's permission. Oh, he's dead. Well, I mean if they are alive. The company that owns should give permission.

[groucho070]

NOV had some stint in music industry. NOV?

[P_R]

remember Priyan stating DM lacked 'finesse' and the remake was done to solely address the same

adang!

Flau, I get what you are saying. Particularly I catch myself noticing such things in Ray films. I guess - circular reasoning alert - I guess I don't have that much respect for Mahendran to give that much credit. Let me not talk further without watching UP again.

And perhaps, even after I watch, I may still prefer the 'look at me' subtlety. nil. gavani. rasi. Heck I remember the flute piece that is played when Tara gives the security the slip and runs up the stairs. idhellAm enakku oru rarity'nga.

[NOV]

NOV had some stint in music industry. NOV?

India la endha copyright law'um irukkuradhaa therila..
in malaysia yes... we even paid for using "nallavar sollai naam kEtppOm" in one of Bommerangx songs.

BUT, I dont know whether the malaysian hip hop artistes are paying for the liberal usage of IR songs in thier albums.....

[groucho070]

Whom you paid it to? Does that mean, Malaysia has copyright holders to the old Tamizh song?

[NOV]

Whom you paid it to?

to the owners of the copyright of that song... I was not directly involved and didnt ask for details.
Only knew that no one could sue us.

Does that mean, Malaysia has copyright holders to the old Tamizh song?

oh, ippa puriyudhu... we paid to the copyright owners in India!
and to answer your question, yes... malaysian do hold copyright for many old thamizh films... columbia house in malayan mansion is one of them.. they told me personally.
they also mentioned that they bought very old films very cheaply and that the films were not even kept in good order...
they had to use kerosene to clean the reels!