‘Karuppu’: Makers of Suriya Starrer Issue Legal Notice Over Unauthorised Screenings of RJ Balaji Directorial in North India
The makers of 'Karuppu', starring Suriya and Trisha Krishnan said that they have initiated legal action against the alleged unauthorised screenings of their Tamil movie in North India. The incident has raised serious concerns about piracy and potential financial losses.
Pointing out that there had been certain unlawful theatrical screenings of actor Suriya's eagerly awaited action entertainer Karuppu in North India due to the unauthorised and illegal activation of KDMs by Qube Cinema Technologies, the makers of the film have now cautioned the public not to download, circulate, exhibit or share any unauthorised content relating to the film Karuppu. ‘Karuppu’: 9 AM Shows for Suriya Starrer Cancelled Despite Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s Permission, Makers Issue Apology.
Vijayan Subramanian, the legal counsel for Dream Warrior Pictures, the makers of the Tamil feature film Karuppu, has now issued a public notice in this regard. The legal counsel, in his notice, said, "It has come to my client's utmost shock and dismay that due to unauthorized and illegal activation of KDMs by Qube Cinema Technologies, certain theatrical screenings of the Tamil version of the film Karuppu were unlawfully exhibited in North India without the final authorization or approval of my client. As a consequence of such unauthorized exhibition, visuals, scenes, clips and other copyrighted portions from the film have been illegally recorded, accessed and circulated through various social media platforms and digital mediums."
The lawyer went on to point out that any downloading, recording, storing, forwarding, sharing, uploading, reposting, transmitting or circulating of any scenes, clips or leaked content relating to the film Karuppu through WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, torrent websites or any other online or offline platform constituted a serious offence under the Copyright Act, 1957, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Information Technology Act, 2000.
"Such acts amount to piracy, copyright infringement and unlawful dissemination of protected cinematographic content and are punishable with severe civil and criminal consequences," he said, even as he cautioned the general public not to download, receive, access, store, circulate, forward, exhibit or share any unauthorised content relating to the film Karuppu in any form whatsoever. ‘Karuppu’: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Gets Special Thanks From Makers of Suriya-Trisha Krishnan’s Film for Allowing Morning Shows.
"Any person found involved in such activities hereafter shall face immediate legal action, including civil and criminal proceedings before the appropriate authorities and courts, entirely at their own risk as to costs and consequences," he said.
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