But if users want unlimited access to songs or want to sing solo, duet or in a group, they are asked to pay a monthly amount of Rs 110 or Rs 1,100 for a year.‘Minting money at expense of composer’Speaking to TNM, E Pradeep Kumar, Ilaiyaraaja’s copyrights consultant explains, “There is a performance rights which goes to the composer. This after the music composer claimed copyright infringement by Smule for not seeking prior permission for his tunes.Smule allows users to use the app for free.
It’s not just playback singers like SP Balasubrahmanyam and Chithra who can no longer perform songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja but also amateurs.Smule, an app that allows users to sing Karaoke, has removed most of Ilaiyaraaja’s songs from its database.
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