Saregama claimed earlier than the Courtroom that it was included in 1901 and was earlier referred to as The Gramophone Firm of India Restricted. It mentioned that between 1976 and 2001, it entered into project agreements with producers of assorted movies, below which copyright within the sound recordings, musical works and literary works of songs vested within the firm.
The corporate additional claimed that it owns a sizeable catalogue of movie and non-film music in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and different languages, and that it licenses these works to 3rd events.
Based on Saregama, within the first week of February 2026, it got here throughout alleged infringing use of its copyrighted works on platforms resembling Amazon Music, iTunes and JioSaavn. It additionally alleged that Ilaiyaraaja had made possession claims over such content material.
Saregama additionally referred to a authorized discover issued by Ilaiyaraaja on January 13, 2026, through which he claimed rights over musical works created, composed, organized and orchestrated by him for varied movies, together with the works forming a part of the swimsuit.
