The Telegram bot Melobot has been brought to court
Bahman Babazadeh wrote in the Billboard collection about the eventual Melobot trial
In a situation where more than two years have passed since several music companies filed a complaint against the Telegram channel Melobit and the Melobot music bot, the 16th branch of the Tehran Culture and Media Prosecutor’s Office has issued a summons for the managers of this media after extensive investigations.
Hossein Shahrokhi, the lawyer for the plaintiffs in this case, explained the legal process of this complaint, stating that according to the decision issued by the Tehran Culture and Media Prosecutor’s Office, the 16th branch has issued and announced a summons for trial. Currently, due to the confidentiality of the documents and investigations, we are unable to provide further information.
According to Billboard, it seems that the pursuit by music companies to assert their material and intellectual rights over their works and the issue of intellectual property rights for music in Iran, and its protection, has gained more seriousness with this case and the involvement of the judiciary.