 | | Sony
Ericsson Ad |
The
court instructed the Roshans to delete two songs if they want to release the film
on Friday. While delivering the verdict, Justice Karnik of the Mumbai high court
said, "To my untrained ear, the music appeared to be similar," after
listening to both Sampath's work for a Sony Ericsson cellphone advertisement,
and the two songs composed by Rajesh Roshan for the film. The
verdict implies that the much hyped Hrithik Roshan number and Shah Rukh Khan's
Break Free item numbers in the film will have to be removed, reports say. This
is easier said than done as the film prints have already been dispatchedfor the
overseas release, as well as territories outside Mumbai.  Sampath’s
lawyer Virendra Tulzapurkar told the court that mere monetary compensation would
not suffice, adding that “The SMS-s sent by Hrithik establish that they knew
the music was not created by them. They have done this knowingly and deliberately,”
reports say.
The
lawyer also presented the opinion of Shiv Mathur, an independent expert, who confirmed
Sampath’s allegation of plagiarism. Tulzapurkar added that the defendants
were earning Rs 70 million per month simply from ringtone downloads and Rs 25
million per month from the sales of the music.
 | | Ram
Sampath |
Sampath,
32, who has composed music for over 3,000 advertisements, music tracks of films
like Khakee and Let’s Talk, and even done a remix for pop sensation
Justin Timberlake, had filed a suit for copyright infringement in Bombay High
Court. He alleged that four tracks from Krazzy4 were “direct lifts”
from the music he had composed for an advertisement titled ‘Thump’
for Sony Ericsson phones in March 2007. While
Sampath remained unavailable for comment, his singer wife Sona Sampath said, "as
the matter is sub judice, anything we say will affect us adversely. One individual
against so many institutions is tough and we don't want to jeopardise the case
, but believe the truth shall prevail." | 
