If your music is used in a film or television program, filing a cue sheet with a PRO (Performance Rights Organisation) is an important step in getting paid for your work. Cue sheets are the primary…

...continued from part 3 Relevance of copyright in the monetisation of your works For monitoring both the sound recordings and the underlying works [i.e. musical works, and literary works], you need…

...continued from part 2 Can published and unpublished works be registered? Yes, both published and unpublished works can be registered. Copyright in works published before 21st January, 1958, i.e.,…

...continued from part 1 Two types of copyright for music The composition — which is usually a combination of the music [“musical works”] and lyrics [“literary works”] and is commonly…

Introduction The Copyright Act, 1957 (the “Act”) came into effect from January 1958. The Act has since been amended five times, i.e., in 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1999, and 2012 with the Copyright…