Source: www.copyright.gov.in
The
Copyright Office vide public notice dated May 22, 2018, has invited attention
of general public and stakeholders to the fact that Recorded Music Performance Limited
(herein after referred to as “RMPL”) has applied to the Registrar of Copyrights
for registration as a Copyright Society in respect of Sound Recordings.
A
copyright society is a registered collective administration society under
Section 33 of the Copyright Act, 1957. A Copyright Society manages and protects
copyrighted work by issuing or granting licenses in respect of any work in
which copyright subsists or in respect of any other right given by the
Copyright Act.
The
details of the association of persons making the application as mentioned in
the Copyright Application submitted to the Copyright Office are -
·
Sovan
Lal Saha (Chairman)
·
Suresh
Thangiah
·
Sitaram
Agarwalla
·
Dewal
Prashar
·
Deepak
Bali
·
Sanjay
Arjundas Wadhwa
·
Durgaram
Choudhary
RMPL
in its application dated March 01, 2018, claims to carry Copyright Business in
respect of Sound Recording works as per Section 13 (1) (c) of the Copyright
Act, 1957, to exercise and enforce on behalf of Members of the Company, being
the Owners of Sound Recordings, in respect of any UTILIZATION of their work in
any form.
As
per Section 33 clause 3 of the Copyright Act, 1957, the Central Government
shall not register more than one Copyright Society in respect of same class of
work. However, if the said application is accepted then RMPL will be the second
copyright society registered under the Copyright Act, after the Phonographic
Performance Limited in respect of sound recordings.
The
Copyright Office has invited objections/ suggestions from the general public/
stakeholders within 60 days from the publication of the notice.
The
public notice dated May 22, 2018, along with the said copyright application and
related documents can be accessed here.
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