ÂSingh Is Kinng sued in US
- IndiaGlitz, [Monday,May 10 2010]
Two years after its theatrical release, Vipul ShahÂs ÂSingh Is Kinng is being sued in the US on grounds of copyright infringement. The case has been filed by American Rights Management Company. Maximum statutory damages to the tune of 30, 000 $ per infringement have been claimed. As per the lawsuit filed in New York District Court, the movie is Âderived from the 1929 short story ÂMadame La Gimp by Daman Runyon. The lawsuit mentions that the film also Âderived from the films ÂLady For A Day (Frank Capra), A Pocket Full Of Miracles (Capra) and Miracles (Jackie Chan), which are derivatives of the Madame La Gimp story. The lawsuite states, ÂSing Is Kinng copies the pattern, sequence and the selection and combination of elements directly from Madame La Gimp and indirectly from the above mentioned movies.Â
Apart from Viacom 18 and Studio 18, the film distributors, Vipul ShahÂs blockbuster Entertainment (producer), Saavn, Reliance Media Works, Big Home Video, MTV India and Viva Entertainment who have been involved in the film various ways are named in the Lawsuit.
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