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Clarence`s wife sues for rights of his songs
Tuesday, 20 December 2005 - 2:49 AM SL Time
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Wife of the late popular singer Clarence Wijeywardena has filed an intellectual property right suit against Torana Record Bar and singer Rajiv Sebastian before the Colombo Commercial High Court.
Mrs Sheela Wijeywardena is seeking an order preventing Torana Record Bar from producing, recording and selling her husband`s songs sung by Rajiv Sebastian, without her prior permission. Mrs Wijeywardena, citing Torana Record Bar and Rajiv Sebastian as Defendants, demanded Rs. 20 million as damages.
The Plaintiff, in her plaint, complained that her late husband, Clarence Arthur Wijeywardena, died on December 13, 1996, and at the time of his death, there were over 750 songs to his credit, and he had also directed music for a number of films and teledramas. In 2001, Rajiv Sebastian was allowed to sing several songs at a Clarence Wijeywardena memorial concert, and following this, the Defendant had continued to sing Clarence Wijeywardena`s songs, and had gained financial benefits by producing several compact disks (CD) with the Torana Record Bar. The Defendants had produced CDs titled `Weeduru Mal`, `Sing along with Rajiv Sebastian` and `Reta Sihinen Piyamba`, all songs of Clarence, she claimed.
Mrs Wijeywardena complained that the intellectual property rights, on behalf of Clarence Wijeywardena`s songs, belong to her, and producing CDs with his songs was illegal and violation of the intellectual property rights. She asked for an order to prevent the Defendants from producing, distributing and selling the said CDs.
Commercial High Court Judge A.W.A. Salam issued summons on the Defendants, returnable on January 26, 2006.
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Vagabond
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20 Dec 2005 00:39:35 GMT Report for Abuse
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Good luck Mrs Sheela Wijeywardena.
Even if you win the case under Shri Lankan judicial system you will not awarded any compensation.
You will see Rajiv Sebastian holding a board in Lipton circus with the slogan 'I sang Clarence Wijeywardena's song because I can' |
Mucha-linda
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20 Dec 2005 01:27:15 GMT Report for Abuse
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Good Luck Mrs Wijewardena. It is also nice if there is someone to take legal actions against the person(s) who ruined that 'Nim him Sewwa Maa Sasare' song by Pundit Amaradewa.
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Respect
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20 Dec 2005 01:56:23 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Good Luck ! I Hope you get a good decision, but this is not the first act like this, there are hundreds of more thugs called themselves artists singing popular,nice and good songs without any copyrights of the relevent writer or singer. They not only wreck the song but bring shame and disrespect to the genuine and original artist. people should do something to prevent these kind of things. |
tamilcanuck
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20 Dec 2005 02:42:36 GMT Report for Abuse
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| I dont understand. Maybe the local laws are a bit different. I would think the wife has a pretty solid case or am i missing something |
kiwikanga
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20 Dec 2005 05:41:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Vagabond, on what basis do you say that no compensation will be ordered even if Mrs.Wijewardena wins the case? |
bmhsk
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20 Dec 2005 08:06:27 GMT Report for Abuse
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| These culprits should be punished. Acotr Joe Abeywickrama recently received 15 million or so in a similar case, I think that too was against Torana. So, there is high chance that Mrs Wijewardena too be successful. Vagabond, at least some things are changing in SL for good. |
muniraj16
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20 Dec 2005 09:30:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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Torana guys should be nailed, when it comes to copying of audio or video torana name always comes in first...I thought Rajiv Sebestian has given some money to Mrs.Wijewardena for singing those songs...
chao... |
pluto100
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20 Dec 2005 12:21:59 GMT Report for Abuse
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I hope this lady will receive Justis from the courts.
These new comers are nothing but convenient imitators, they haven't got a single nerve of creativity in them, but are ready to benefit from these great artists by illegal means. |
vinivida
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20 Dec 2005 17:47:01 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sebastian can imitate but no match for the great singer and guitarist.
Torana should be sued for any infringement. Let justice prevail. |
ReYbeeZ
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20 Dec 2005 22:46:15 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sebastian you A** Hole. How dare you steel a great man's work. Go mrs Wife, sue hiss A** and sue Torana for all there assets dont stop at 20 million.
Torana Carries a Copyright message in every video and Audio albums they produce and at the same time go steal other people's work. Wank*rs!
There is a another place call MJB records at the MC. they dont steal local stuff but foreign stuff. why do the Sri Lankans things its normal thing to pirate things and sell. the whole world looks down on us for stealing. we are one of the biggest nations of stealing. Yet we call out sountry the greates budhist nation in the worl. what a load of crap. |
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