The Delhi High Court has held that original compositions based on Hindustani classical music traditions could be protected under copyright law, provided they exhibited sufficient creativity and originality. The interim order was passed by the single-judge Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh in a copyright infringement suit filed by Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar (plaintiff) against legendary composer AR Rahman (defendant). Dagar claimed that Rahman’s song “Veera Raja Veera”, featured in Ponn...