Piracy at it’s height

We recently received emails from our fans all over India. From what we know, DJ Shezwood made a remix of BC Sutta. The remix is being aired on Channel V at the moment. Meghna Nandu is playing the role of a seductress in the video, who mesmerizes a group of people to set their belongings aside, which, obviously, includes the sutta.

Ms. Meghna says, “It has the same tune of the original song but instead of encouraging people to smoke, my song tells them to kick the butt.” Wait…Isn’t this piracy? She’s copying the tune of the original song without even letting the owners know. It is not like Zeest isn’t working anymore, or Zeest has officially given up music. We could understand her point only if we were down. Just because we didn’t release any other songs does not mean anyone can go around copying our song. Novacaine says in her blog entry, “The tune of the ‘Sutta Mix’ is going to be the same as the original track. How convenient! Never was a better excuse given to blatantly copy a song.”

Producer Gautham Sarumini, Director Lovel, Vocalist Saru Maini, DJ Shezwood & Ms. Meghna owe Zeest big time. They have absolutely no right to earn like that. There is something in this world known as “copyright laws”. They did not give credit to Zeest for using the melody of their song.

59 Responses to “Piracy at it’s height”

  1. STAN Says:

    SO SHE COPIED YOUR SHIT …
    SO U GONNA WATCH THE SONG ON V ON UR PRETTY ASSES?
    ppl DO SUMTHIN

    ~STAN

  2. Arooj Says:

    No Stan…We’ll not just watch the song on V …Infact, we haven’t seen it yet. I’m still waiting for someone to send it to us. Can you guys record it somehow and email it on Zeest’s official email address :-) ..
    As far as doing something about it is concerned, that will be taken care of shortly..

    Peace

  3. shwetaaa Says:

    oh yep i agree..she’z a *Edited by Admin*

  4. Sushubh Says:

    copyright laws in india? as good as non existants. people rip off songs from oldies and no one can actually do a thing about it.

    even asha bhonsley criticized it but later on started singing remixed versions of her own old song.

    the song is out. you can only request the music channels to boycott such songs. but they are not going to listen is my guess.

  5. preeti Says:

    this ‘dj’ whoever he is has tried to make a name on the name of skip to make himself a hit but he has forgotten he cnt suceed puttin others down
    infact i think skip u dnt hav to worry at all they r publicising ur song instead of their own
    coz they dnt hav
    gud music
    nor lyrics
    nor d video
    ppl infact will ask which is d original n more will become aware of ur song n certainly enjoy the most
    n watever that bitch is sayin that original sutta is ‘encouraging ppl to smoke n all’
    dont v hav brains what we shud b doin n what not
    first i guess she shud be learning ethics!!!!
    isnt she wrong in exposing her ‘not so gud lookin body’ n corrupting children
    first she shud learn n then go preech ppl wat to do n wat not to
    as always sutta (original) :) rocksssssss
    n will always!!!!!!
    long live sutta………..

  6. Arooj Says:

    Hey Preeti…You’re right..But you see, they’re not giving any credit to Zeest or Skip. A little note of “thanks for using the tune of your song” wouldn’t have hurt anyone…

    Peace

  7. Gaurav.......indian SuTTa GuY Says:

    those fools tried to copy the real legend but have totally failed.
    That bitch is trying to justify her failure,
    we should not worry this shit will soon be off from the channel V.
    What SKiP can do is he should now get the song’s music copyright against his name……..

    rest all BC-Sutta

  8. d biges zeest fan Says:

    man dose ppl suk n so does *Edited by Admin*
    zeest go ahead make more musik plzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  9. Seenu Says:

    Damn them…..how can they be so ignorant abt the basic legalities …. n that Meghna girl ..she needs to go take a hike …. i think they hav completed lost it …. n i had seen the video but only the ending n trust me it SuCKS …n for a couple of minutes after i saw it i thought that i must hav imagined seeing it cause i didn’t think that Skip could get this kind of a dumb video made….

    Don’t worry dude ….
    they’ll not achieve anything out of this bullshit ….

  10. Shoumie... Says:

    Again a zeest fan in here…..
    really upset wid whatever is goin on…
    U MUST DO SUMTHIN’ SKIP!!!
    BTW… da video sux…
    all zeest fans must get 2gethr to tell all abt da original zeest!!!!

    GO ZEEST!!!

  11. amit Says:

    U Rock mate. I like your version better anyway!. Screw that phony DJ shit!

    BTW DJ = “Don’t have enough talent to be a real musician” anyway.

  12. Arooj Says:

    @ d biggest zeest fan: Don’t worry bud. Zeest won’t stop just because of some random person :-)

    @ Seenu: We sure hope they won’t achieve anything

    @ Shoumie: Keep supporting us :-)

    @ Amit: I like your definition of DJ

  13. shweta Says:

    well!i have heard dat d video sux!!!!!!!!!!big time…so noone needs 2 worry…v all admire d original…any kinda remix shit ll be not welcome…who gives a shit 2 meghana naidu anyways?…btw…do we ve a downloadable link 2 a video of d song???????????:)

  14. Arooj Says:

    @ Shweta… We don’t have it yet…But don’t worry..We’ll get it soon … :-D

  15. waqas Says:

    what a bitch man ..
    how can they even copy a song just like that man

    even if they had to, they cud have asked skip abt it and all …

  16. waqas Says:

    what the fuck..srsly
    just saw the video ..
    bhenchodo nai karnay ki koshish kya hai ..

    *Edited by Admin*

  17. Arooj Says:

    Waqas: I second you on the fact that they could have asked skip about it ….

  18. soumya Says:

    WTF…stupid female with a even stupid song..no wonder she copied it but its a big flop
    she cldnt match to the original masterpiece…
    case karo un par…copy right nahi tu Passing Off type ka kuch…

  19. Arooj Says:

    I saw the video :D ….. It’s ironic…I’ll edit this post today…With additions for people who have not seen it yet…

  20. kaps Says:

    this song “dont smoke sutta’ is a total shit.. The yjst want to encash the popularity of sutta song bu zeest in india.. But baap tho baap hi rehta hai yaar..

    They dnt knw tht ‘Sutta’ is not only a song.. its a life cycle of everyother person..

    So keep ‘ORIGINAL SUTTA’ rocking

  21. arunav Says:

    This is what they wanted! Publicity for some reason or the other! And of course! What better way than copying a song obviously famous among the youth?
    Though we are up against the song, the controversy generated has definitely spread a buzz thus making people switching channels continuously to view the video.

    Clearly, it shows lack of original talent.
    As far as piracy and copyright are concerned, B.C Sutta is like a home video, without a sponsor or a music house backing it(correct me if im wrong!). Thus too sadly the sweet bastards cannot be sued.

    But at the end of the day, all those who’ve heard Sutta will continue listening to the song, boycotting the remix. Soooooo, who gives a damn!

    Sing along!
    “Doston mein baitha, mein sutta pe rahaa…”

  22. arunav Says:

    Oh and by the way! SkiP! My mate! Don’t lose heart!
    As they say,”Imitation is the best form of flattery”

  23. raghav Says:

    Here’s the orkut community!
    http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=28044659

  24. Siddharth Says:

    Behench*d Dj Sheizwood too gana na churaaaa……..salla bc……mc……damn fuckin borin song……bloody cheats…..no 1 is likin dat song….they have fucked that melodiuous tune & SKIP ur voice is incrdeible….sutta mix makes no sense…..though i am not a smoker…but i hate that song……B.C. SUTTA IS GREAT…..& SUTTA MIX IS B.C…….LONG LIVE SUTTA…..Fuck U SUTTA MiX !!!

  25. soulforged Says:

    Zeest, we are just as appaled by this blatant plagiarization. I hope there is some legal recourse for you guys. We’ll do our bit to support you – http://questionablemotifs.blogspot.com/2007/02/soaring-to-new-depths.html

  26. Kris Nair Says:

    Brother! They screwed ur song ! Seriously: Screwed! Do something! Its a pinky song now, and I hate it!

  27. ashish Says:

    if i m gonna see those bastards i m gonna kill them fuckin ass holes….

  28. Arooj Says:

    Hey guys … Please don’t abuse…
    We’ll take some action soon…We’re actually working on it…Thank you for your patience…

  29. Hamxa Says:

    can we pls light a sutta and *Edited by Admin-Please refrain from adding such comments*

  30. Hamxa Says:

    *edited by Admin…*
    Hamxa..Please…Lets not be racist here ….

  31. rohan Says:

    *Edited by Admin – Lets not use abusive language*
    No matter how much i liked the BC sutta, it sure has a very negative connotation. Irrespective, DJs always have remixed oiginal songs and this one send s avery positive note as well. So *Edited by Admin* you guys who have been cribbing and get around to make another song.

  32. Madhavi Says:

    http://madhavighare.blogspot.com/2007/02/bc-sutta-na-mila.html

  33. zeest Says:

    Nice Maghavi … :-)

  34. raghav Says:

    enough has been said about the piracy incident, i am not a big zeest fan simply because i havent heard any other songs, except for of course the sutta song.
    wanted to know how many songs you guys have done?
    do u still do music ?
    and if you have more songs then what would be the best way to get em?
    regards

  35. gaganjot Says:

    arrgghh !!!!… d remix is soo irritatin .. how can ne one jus make a parody out of ones song ….no one likes it … n i hate tht stupid females voice.. it sux…
    btw Skip ur voice rocks yaa.. n soo does ur song …;p
    tho im jus in 4th sem law .. dont kno much about copyrights .. but i think if they ve done it widout ur permission they can definately be sued big time…n they can b in sum real shit …;p…

    btw copies remain copies .. n who ever watches it kno s its a copy of SUTTA.. n everyone say’s “wot a bitch .. fkin copycat… spoilt d whole song”.. she cudnt even do a nice job… its a big FLOP…

  36. Arooj Says:

    Raghav: Skip has a lot of songs but he hasn’t released them yet. Yes, he’s still doing music. We’ll let our members know whenever Skip releases more songs…
    Peace

  37. fhm Says:

    cheap remix that’s all i can say about that song,
    they don’t understand it’s not only about sutta but there’s also a feeling of freedom associated with BC SUTTA about all the restrictions in our society.

  38. karishma Says:

    thatss a kul song……….but i need its wordin 4 this song???????where do i get it from?????????//

  39. Arooj Says:

    Karishman: Wording??? Are you talking about the remix or the original??

  40. shivang srivastava Says:

    man….this is just too much … i cant believe i am getting personal bout this song!! screw these ppl s asses!!

  41. Belial Says:

    terrible,terrible,TERRIBLE remake.

    the remix needed pretty women to distract us from the awfulness of the song.

    the original didn’t even need a video.

    need i say more?

  42. Xan Says:

    KILL THAT B***H…GUYS ROCK ON!!! WE’RE WITH U…

  43. sutta Says:

    copiers can’t challenge our sutta ong…we loved it…and will love it till the end……….

  44. Akshay Says:

    hey guys the song totaly pissed me off wen i heard it!

    no mention of zeest surely skip would have felt bad…

    y dont u somehow file a caase or sosmethin , its total bullshit first of all and secondly total copy of the tune with that naidu watever dancing out like mad!!

    zeest rocks pal!

    that watever dj shez… somethin suksss!

  45. Arooj Says:

    Akshay: We’re working on it =) …Thank you for your patience

  46. Rahhh Says:

    hey… bc sutta is da best.. anu and meghana have done total bullshit on tht song.. and thatz da biggest piract.. dun worry saqib ji.. everythin is goinn to b fine .. allah haafiz.. tc of yourself .. and c u on yahoo latehhh

  47. moy Says:

    Fuck the Dj and the bitch..do it quick skip buddy

  48. Arooj Says:

    Moy.. Please mind your language … =)

  49. r Says:

    Those ppl killed your song big time. :(

  50. khan osama Says:

    o man, that dj relly screwed that song up
    kill her. kill her.
    i hate ppl who do piracy
    they have to talent.

  51. khan osama Says:

    does any1 know how i an download the real one to my mobile?
    i relly want it

  52. khan osama Says:

    there shud be sum way of sueing her
    a lawyer should apply
    that dj is a beech :)

  53. humzzza Says:

    i luv ur song
    i hope that bhai-ch**********************dddddeeee
    eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee dies soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    hope to hear your new songs soon

  54. Nadeem Says:

    I love ur song…d remix shud b banned!!!

  55. samit Says:

    Love your music man! Kick that DJ or whatsoever! We all love you! We will be with you!

    Kudos!

    Samit

  56. samit Says:

    Love your music man! Kick that DJ or whatsoever! We all love you! We will be with you!

    Kudos to you!

  57. no one in particular Says:

    Correct me if I’m wrong.. but the tune for BC Sutta was also taken from a popular English song titled “Centerfold” by the J. Geils Band…..

  58. WTF Says:

    Although the chorus of Centerfold bears a slight resemblence to BC Sutta, I doubt they lifted the tune from there.

    As for the DJ copying the tune, sue his ass and rip it apart.

    I know you guys don’t wanna have the “greedy bastards” image, but if you don’t protect what’s yours, you are allowing piracy to grow.

  59. Adnan Says:

    DJ = Deewana Jameel..!

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