Amitabh Bachchan has sent a legal notice to AAP leader Kumar Vishwas, his reaction to it will leave you surprised.
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has sent a legal notice to AAP leader Kumar Vishwas, accusing him of “copyright infringement”. Kumar Vishwas recently paid tribute to renowned Hindi poets in which he even used a poem penned by Amitabh Bachchan’s late father, the poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. This has left Big B quite angry and has sent “copyright infringement” for unauthorized use of his father’s poem.
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A video of Kumar Vishwas reciting a poem written by Harivansh Rai Bachchan is doing rounds on social media and has also been uploaded on YouTube. Soon after coming across the video, Big B took to Twitter and wrote, “This is a copyright infringement. Legal will take care of this.”
T1738- @SrBachchan Need Ka Nirman~ #HRB !! Listen in melodious voice of @DrKumarVishwas #Tarpan4 !! https://t.co/eV9YefwwoK RT if u love it pic.twitter.com/rcFMLAmZLm
— Amitabh Bachchan FC (@Thekkapoor) July 8, 2017
this is a copyright infringement .. ! legal will take care of this
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 9, 2017
As per media reports, Big B asked Kumar to take down the video from YouTube within 24 hours. That’s not all; reportedly he also demanded an account of the revenue generated through it.
Kumar Vishwas then took to Twitter saying that how other families sent out appreciation to the poems but received a legal notice from Bachchan family. He also said that the video has been deleted from Youtube and he would be sending his earnings from the video – a Rs 32.
Rcvd appreciation frm all poet’s family but Notice frm you Sir.Deleting the Tribute video to Babuji.Sending earned Rs 32 as demanded.Pranam? https://t.co/wzq22TZnzf
— Dr Kumar Vishvas (@DrKumarVishwas) July 12, 2017
Big B’s decision to take action against Kumar Vishwas for reciting his late father’s poem has left Twitterati upset as well. Here’s how they reacted:
@Thekkapoor this is disgusting step by @SrBachchan
Harivansh ji not only his father
He is a poet too— Shraddha Bishwas (@ShraddhaBishwas) July 12, 2017
Brand Ambassador of #Panama is not only senseless but also a big Opportunist.
— Kabir Khan (@Kabir_TheOne) July 12, 2017
knowledge or Prem ka bhi copyright ho gya.
— Kumar Ashish (@IDIOTASHISH1996) July 12, 2017
Rather than praising him you are sending him legal notice. Strange. Never expected this from you sir. #Sad
— Maya S Bhadoriya (@Sheela__Singh) July 12, 2017
sir bachchan ji aapne yeh notice bhejkar khudko bahut halka insan bana diya
— Charan sanjwal (@charansanjwal) July 12, 2017
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