Oh No! 'Hera Pheri 4' In Legal Trouble; T-Series Accuses Team Of Failing To Obtain Authorization For The Use Of Music And Audio-Visual Song Rights

A trade publication claims that T-Series has given the producers of "Hera Pheri 4" a public notice stating that it owns all audio and visual rights to every tune in the "Hera Pheri" franchise. The producing company identified itself in the notification as the "sole and exclusive right holder of all copyright of all "Music and Audio Visual Song Rights" of the Franchise Film on all modes, mediums, and formats (whether existing now or arising in the future) throughout the entire world and in perpetuity."

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An excerpt from the notice read, “Notice is hereby given to the public in general and film trade in particular that Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited (T-Series)is the sole and absolute owner of copyright in relation to the music and audio visual songs i.e. Master Sound Recordings, Literary Works and Musical Works embodied in the Sound Recordings, and Audio Visuals of all the songs (hereinafter referred to as “Music and Audio Visual Song Rights”) for entire world in perpetuity for exploitation on all modes, media and formats (whether existing now and / or arising in future)in the Hindi language film currently “Untitled”, to be released as a franchise of the «HERA PHERI’ films (hereinafter referred to as the “Franchise Film”); The Music and Audio Visual Song Rights were assigned by Base Industries Group to T-Series.”

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