Have you ever spent a day without music? Just imagine if one day there is no music and the world stops producing it forever. Of course, one would say, you can listen to the music that was released previously. Sure one can do that. But what about the fact that music has a phase, a trend , a style. Can you imagine listening to 60s kind of music in the 21st century? All the songs that have been remixed are a proof that one has to flow with time....
The amended Section 18 of the Act provides that authors of literary and musical works included in cinematograph films and sound recordings cannot assign or waive the right to receive royalties to be shared on an equal basis with the assignee of copyright therein for any utilization of such works, except when a film is shown in a hall.
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I remember the year 2008 when Pepsi launched “Youngistan” campaign, which was quite a success. We Indians became young in one night. We were talking young, walking young, eating young and sleeping young. Live in relationships, breaking up with girl friend, finding another one on internet was considered cool. There was this young wave all around us which hit the media too. Most of the time ‘media’ is the tool which creates a woo about something but sometimes it’s vice-e-versa and it ...
After having worked in the radio industry for over 16 years, I feel that the Indian radio industry died long back. It was alive only till 1994 when just three radio stations existed. It was like an open playground, where each of the three stations gave their best stuff to the listeners. With passing time competition started increasing and the playground is now full with 10 stations, who are creating a mess by churning out low quality content....
The amended statute is very clear that the only class of persons who cannot assign their right to receive royalty is the author of literary and musical works included in a cinematographic film or sound recording. While the author of the sound recording is the producer, restriction has not been made for sound recordings so being the author of a sound recording is irrelevant for the purposes of the amendment. Additionally being the first owner of copyright is distinct from the author so even if...
There appears to be a popular perception that by way of amendments the author of literary and musical works incorporated in cinematograph films and/or sound recordings cannot assign their copyright in such works post the amendments of 2012. What the amendments seek to do is retain for the author, only the right to receive royalties for exploitation of the said works, wherever applicable, by providing that an author of the above mentioned classes of works cannot waive or assign the right to re...
Music Matters was getting into the 7th year of the conference and I wanted to be there because here was a forum that had so much to offer not just in terms of networking but also an overall understanding of the global scene.
So, when I got the opportunity of representing India through Artist Aloud for the panel of ‘Indie In Asia’ that was to showcase the players that support independent music in their respective countries, I could not let it pass....
IPL is no longer just about Cricket. It is a brand that people are consuming. When a sport replaces conventional entertainment like the IPL does, it is only obvious that entertainment joins hands with it. Ironically, no other sports property has managed to create as many versions as the IPL has. HBO has created HPL – Hollywood Premier League, SONY MIX has created PPL – Pix Premier League, Hungama.com has created HPL – Hungama Premiere League, ArtistAloud.com has created A...
Since June 1923 Indian skies are experiencing radio frequencies and they are pretty familiar with them by now. We grew up by listening to the tunes of Aakashwani. Radio has the widest reach and well structured network pan India. Be it Short Wave, Medium Wave or Frequency Modulation it doesn’t matter to the listener as far as he is hearing his favourite music. With time the industry also expanded from 275,000 radio sets at the time of independence to millions. Now in almost every house you m...
A senior colleague in the music industry, running a very successful radio station once told me, “Bollywood music is Independent music till it goes into a Bollywood Film.” Wow! How beautifully put and so absolutely true. But do people really look at it that way? We all say Bollywood music and non-film music. But has anyone ever wondered why?...
