Copyright Infringement Suit Over Old Bollywood Songs Rejected; Music Rights Assignment Not Limited to Physical Medium: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a copyright infringement suit filed by Rupali P. Shah, the daughter of the late Bollywood producer O.P. Ralhan, ruling that the musical rights in question were assigned in perpetuity and not confined to any specific medium, such as gramophone records. Court Observes Broad Assignment Rights Justice Manish Pitale, while delivering the verdict, emphasized that the assignment agreements executed by O.P. Ralhan in favor of…