The clarification given in Novex Communications Pvt Ltd. v. Trade Wings Hotels Limited, that owners of sound recordings can issue licenses without registering as a copyright society, is significant as it has created a lot of momentum in the music licensing space in India. Various entities, engaged in the...
On November 20, 2019 the media and entertainment industry woke up to the breaking news about FIR being filed by Economic Offences Wing (EOW) against one of India’s leading film studio and music label YRF (Yash Raj Films).
The news read as under:
“The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai...
In the writ petitions filed by Phonographic Performance Limited for setting aside (i) the order dated 25 May 2021 passed by the Government rejecting the application filed by PPL for re-registration as a copyright society and (ii) certificate of registration dated 18 June 2021 granted to Recorded Music Performance...
As recently as on 24th January, 2024, the Bombay High Court, has passed a detailed judgment in the batch of Novex Communications Private Ltd. v. Trade Wings Hotels Limited and connected matters, holding Novex Communications as well as Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) to be entities, that can act as...
As per information received, Cinefil Producers Performance Limited ("CPPL") has received registration as a copyright society for cinematographic film works under Section 33(3) of the Copyright Act.
The following image has been received from multiple sources:
As covered in our detailed post here, the Copyright Office had issued a public notice...
The Copyright Office vide public notice dated February 18, 2022, notified that the Pahari Performing Rights Association has filed an application for registration as a copyright society under Section 33 of the Copyright Act, 1957 for carrying out business of issuing or granting license in respect of musical works...
The end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 saw two landmark decisions which would change the face of music industry in India, the first one being of IPAB’s decision on radio royalties in the first statutory licensing case (Music Broadcast Limited vs Tips Industries Limited & Ors) under Section...
The DPIIT under the aegis of Ministry of Commerce & Industry has granted certificate of registration to Recorded Music Performance Limited (RMPL) under Section 33(3) of the Copyright Act, 1957 and permitted it to commence and carry on the copyright business in sound recording works. Read certificate here.
As covered...
The last week of 2019 saw some action from the Government’s end on an otherwise neglected sector.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry through Department for promotion of Industry and Internal Trade vide its notice dated December 24, 2019 called for a meeting in Delhi on December 27, 2019.
The invitees...
(This post has been co-authored by Harshil Dureja and Anushree Rauta)
Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) (petitioner) is a collective rights organization licensing its members’ sound recordings for communication to public in the areas of public performance and radio broadcast. PPL owns and/or controls the Public Performance rights of some of...
