Neel Mason: "Copyright amendments are prospective, authors/composers or producers cannot claim any royalty"
Mason & Associates managing partner Neel Mason has given an in-depth explanation on the implementation of Copyright Amendment Act 2012 and its repercussions on stakeholders.
Copyright Act Amendments - Misconceptions Cleared
Mason & Associates managing partner Neel Mason
RAM Wk 18-21: City leads in Mumbai & B'lore
MUMBAI: There were negligible shifts in the market share as per Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) data for the Week 18 to 21 (6-05-2012 to 2-06-2012). Radio City consolidated its lead in Mumbai and Bangalore, Fever FM ruled the capital and Radio Mirchi emerged as a clear market leader in Kolkata....
As music matters, money also matters
Artist Aloud AVP & Product Head Soumini Sridhara Paul 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...
Samir D Khandwala: "Major cause of piracy is the inaccessibility of content"
With rights of over 5,000 music titles, iMusti.com an online music portal delivers high quality Indian music content across multiple genres and languages. Extending their reach to smart devices, the portal has signed an agreement with Samsung India to develop video applications for Smart TV...
RAM Wk 13-16: Radio Mirchi inches up in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore
MUMBAI: The Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) has released the data for the week 13 to 16 (25-03-2012 to 21-04-2012). Radio Mirchi gained considerable strides in the three metros but slipped slightly in Kolkata. It was a bad week for Radio City which lost in the metros, but consolidated its lead in...
IPL - The 360 degrees entertainer
Artist Aloud associate VP Soumini Sridhara Paul
From AIR to FM - revolution in the radio industry
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...
RAM Wk 8-11: Status quo in the metros despite the losses
MUMBAI: There were negligible shifts in the market share as per Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) data for the Week 8 to 11 (19-02-2012 to 17-03-2012). Radio City maintained its leadership position in Mumbai and Bangalore, Fever FM 104 ruled the capital and Radio Mirchi emerged as a clear market...
Sony/ATV India head Vinit Thakkar: 'Publishing is the most important facet of music business'
At a time when the Indian music industry is juggling with the copyright bill, vexatious royalty issues and rampant online piracy, what would be the most desirable path for the industry to rake in the moolah ? Well, in this rapidly evolving ecosystem where such grim issues are rattling the music...
