COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP IN FILMS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE IPRS CASE AND THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012

The legal battle between musicians and lyricists has been a long drawn one. The fundamental aspect in question is the ownership of copyright that substantially affects the bread and butter of thousands of artists in India. The IPRS Case becomes important in this context and it was the first case to elaborately deal with this issue and find a viable solution for the same. However, the result was not on the expected lines of many, and this led to an ever greater discomfort amongst a section of the people associated with such artistic work. The Amendment Act of 2012 was therefore seen as a tool that would permanently curb this problem.