HC UPHOLDS INTERIM BAN ON USING ILAIYARAAJA SONGS IN ‘GOOD BAD UGLY’ | | 16 October, 2025

The Madras high court today (October 16) maintained a temporary ban on Tamil film Good Bad Ugly for using three songs of music composer Ilaiyaraaja without permission. The music maestro alleged unauthorised use and unpaid royalties under the Copyright Act.

Netflix had stopped the film’s streaming on September 17, 2025. It was later reinstated with new music by G.V. Prakash Kumar.