CHENNAI: Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday informed the Madras high court that it will desist from using the songs and music of movies Jailer, Jailer2, and Coolie starring Rajinikanth, unless a license is obtained from the copyright owner Sun Pictures. Senior advocate P S Raman made the submission on behalf of CSK in response to a plea moved by Sun TV Network seeking to restrain CSK from using the songs and music owned by it in the team’s promotion. Representing Sun TV Network, senior advocate J Ravindran contended that the team has been using the songs and music from the three Tamil movies infringing the copyrights of Sun Pictures. He wanted the court to pass an injunction against CSK from using the songs in its promos. Responding to the plea, Raman submitted that CSK has been using some portions of the songs in its promos for three years and that the petitioner has not opposed it. Since now the petitioner is objecting to it, we will desist from using it. We will file an affidavit to this effect, the senior counsel said and added that CSK will not use the songs without getting consent of the copyright owner or a Phonographic Performance Limited License (PPLL). Recording the submissions, Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy adjourned the hearing to March 16, for CSK to file an affidavit.CSK, five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, are gearing up for the 2026 season. The team will kick off their campaign against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on March 30, and will play their home fixture at Chennai on April 3 against Punjab Kings.
