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Sony Music has filed a petition in the Mumbai High Court against Myntra for alleged copyright infringement, seeking Rs 5 crore in damages for unauthorized use of songs like Ishq Di Baajiyan. Sony Music has taken legal action against the online shopping platform Myntra, filing a petition in the Mumbai High Court over alleged copyright infringement. According to a media report, the petition outlines several instances of copyright violations related to the e-commerce brand’s use of music without proper authorisation.
In its legal filing, Sony Music has demanded a compensation of Rs 5 crore for the damages incurred due to these infringements. According to Hindustan Times, the petition read, “The Plaintiff states that the Defendant has illegally and unauthorizedly used, broadcasted, communicated to the public, and exploited various sound recordings owned by the Plaintiff on the Defendant’s e-commerce platform “Myntra – Fashion Shopping App" and website." Sony Music has stated that despite issuing a cease and desist notice to Myntra, requesting the removal of the infringing content, the online shopping platform continued to use their copyrighted works without authorisation.
As a result, Sony Music is now seeking Rs 5 crore in damages for the financial losses incurred due to this ongoing violation. “In the month of February 2025, it came to the knowledge of the Plaintiff that the Defendant has been illegally and unauthorizedly using and exploiting the sound recordings owned by the Plaintiff and also synchronizing the same or permitting the same to be synchronized with the videos for the purposes of advertising their products, campaigning / promoting their brand and for their own commercial benefit and profit on their App and website. The use, synchronization, making cinematograph films, exploitation, communication to the public, etc.
of the Copyrighted Works of the Plaintiff by the Defendant without any license or consent/authorization from the Plaintiff whatsoever, is an infringement of the Plaintiff’s copyright," the petition read, reports HT. The petition filed by Sony Music lists several songs that were allegedly used without authorisation, including Ishq Di Baajiyan from Soorma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Gal Mitthi Mitthi from Aisha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Behke Behke from Aisha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Zaroor from Zaroor, and 17 other tracks..
