Comedian Kunal Kamra, who stirred a controversy after his alleged joke against Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, on Wednesday claimed that T-series has issued a copyright infringement notice against the video. Sharing a screenshot on his X account, Kamra claimed that a video of his parody act has been flagged by YouTube for a copyright violation.
"Hello T Series... Parody & Satire comes under fair use Legally. I haven’t used the lyrics or the original instrumental of the song. If you take this video down every cover song/dance video can be taken down. Creators please take a note of it," Kamra said in his post.
"Having said that every monopoly in India is nothing short of Mafia so please watch/download this special before it’s taken down," he added.
Kunal Kamra, known for his no-holds-barred stand-up comedy at the expense of politicians and celebrities, incurred the wrath of Eknath Shinde's supporters last week with a song targeting the Shiv Sena president in one of his standup acts.
{{/usCountry}}Kunal Kamra, known for his no-holds-barred stand-up comedy at the expense of politicians and celebrities, incurred the wrath of Eknath Shinde's supporters last week with a song targeting the Shiv Sena president in one of his standup acts.
{{/usCountry}}Sena activists vandalised the Habitat Comedy Club in suburban Khar on Sunday night where his show had taken place, and the hotel where the club is located.
A defiant Kamra stood his ground and refused to apologise. "I will not apologise or hide under the bed waiting for the controversy to die down," he said in a late Monday night statement.
Based on a complaint filed by Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel, the Khar police have registered an FIR against the 36-year-old comedian for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Shinde.
Kamra, who is in Puducherry according to his Instagram bio, has been asked to appear within a week, police sources had said on Tuesday.