{"id":52028,"date":"2023-01-30T12:24:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T06:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=52028"},"modified":"2023-01-30T12:26:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T06:56:10","slug":"do-i-need-to-copyright-my-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/do-i-need-to-copyright-my-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Need to Copyright My Music?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes, you need to Copyright your Music in order to\nprotect your work from duplication, and unauthorized usage by others one should\ndefinitely copyright their work. It does not bring with it any bad consequence\nbut comes with a bundle of protection for long duration. No one else would be\nable to earn profit from your hard work, only you should be able to profit\nyourself from your talent and your hard work. One should think of ways to earn\nmoney from their musical work, and copyrighting is one of the best ways to\nprotect and earn money from your hard work. In this blog, we will discuss do I\nneed to Copyright my Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However,\nif you need assistance from a publishing house, in order to earn outreach, then\npublishing house will probably take the copyrights of your song. Since it is a\ncomplete lineage from song maker to publisher to distributors a lot of\nindependent agencies are going to earn from your song. Then, in that case,\ncopyrighting might not be a good option. Nowadays, a lot of artists share their\nwork on online streaming platforms so that it can reach people and can be\nplayed even in cafes, lounges, etc so they act like distributors and earn a\ngood share of profit from your music. Although it also helps the musician to\nreach himself to the public whilst protecting his name and credit on the song. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/do-i-need-to-copyright-my-music\/#What_is_a_Copyright\" >What is a Copyright?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/do-i-need-to-copyright-my-music\/#Benefits_of_Copyright_%E2%80%93_Copyright_My_Music\" >Benefits\nof Copyright &#8211; Copyright My Music<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/do-i-need-to-copyright-my-music\/#What_Does_the_Law_Say_%E2%80%93_Copyright_My_Music\" >What\nDoes the Law Say? \u2013 Copyright My Music<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/do-i-need-to-copyright-my-music\/#Registration_Process_to_Copyright_My_Music\" >Registration\nProcess to Copyright My Music<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/do-i-need-to-copyright-my-music\/#What_Happens_if_I_Do_Not_Copyright_My_Music\" >What\nHappens if I Do Not Copyright My Music?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/do-i-need-to-copyright-my-music\/#Copyright_Society_%E2%80%93_Copyright_My_Music\" >Copyright\nSociety \u2013 Copyright My Music<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/do-i-need-to-copyright-my-music\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Copyright\"><\/span>What is a Copyright?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Copyright<\/strong> is a mixture of two words copy and right which\nvery clearly represents that copyright is the right to the owner of the\nintellectual property to protect his work from being copied or otherwise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyright provides the owners exclusive right over\ntheir work for over sixty years in India. Anyone who without authorization and\npermission from the copyright owner uses his\/her work will be held for\ninfringement of copyright. To copyright your work means to checkmate public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section 13 of copyrights act, 1957<sup><a class=\"text-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/copyright.gov.in\/documents\/copyrightrules1957.pdf\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup> underlines work over which\ncopyright protection can be taken:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(1)<em>&nbsp;<\/em>&#8220;Subject to the provisions of this section\n&amp; the other provisions of the Copyright Act, copyright shall subsist\nthroughout India in the following classes of works, that is to say,\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) Original literary, dramatic, musical &amp;\nartistic works;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(b)&nbsp;Cinematography films; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(c)&nbsp;Sound recording.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_Copyright_%E2%80%93_Copyright_My_Music\"><\/span>Benefits\nof Copyright &#8211; Copyright My Music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Copyright provides protection for sixty\nyears or for lifetime and 60 years after death.<\/li><li>It provides a monopoly over the song.<\/li><li>Any person found infringing copyright will\nbe held liable under copyrights infringement act.<\/li><li>It provides lifelong monetarily benefits.<\/li><li>Further, it protects your name and hard\nwork.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_the_Law_Say_%E2%80%93_Copyright_My_Music\"><\/span>What\nDoes the Law Say? \u2013 Copyright My Music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Section\n2(p) of the copyrights act define musical work as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Musical Work\nmeans a work including music &amp; includes any graphical notation of such work\nbut doesn&#8217;t include any words\/any action intended to be sung, spoken or\nperformed with music&#8221;<\/li><li>Now, modifying the work in the original\nsong, and making changes according to current trends with music, this is\nsomething that we have seen quite often lately. So is this protected under the\ncopyright? <\/li><li>Even, modifying music according to certain\ncurrent world adaptation or remixing it a little different lyrics and beats is\nalso covered under the protection of copyright. The user will have to take\npermission from the copyright holder even in this scenario.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Registration_Process_to_Copyright_My_Music\"><\/span>Registration\nProcess to Copyright My Music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any\nperson who wishes to have the copyright protection must file an application\nunder copyright rules. Form XIV is to filled with the registrar and a\nprescribed fee has to be paid for the form. After filling the application, the\napplication will be submitted with the registrar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\napplicant must have no objection certificate from all other associates in the\nmusical work like lyricist, producer, singer etc., and the application must be\nsigned by them. If the registrar approves the application upon his satisfaction\nover the correctness of the application, then he shall issue the certificate.\nThe process has to be carried out within 30 days from the date of filling of\nthe application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If\nthe registrar is not satisfied with the application due to reasons like\nmisrepresentation of facts, or incomplete application, fraud etc, then shall\nhold an enquiry. The applicant is given an opportunity to represent himself\nbefore the board and prove his case. After the inquiry is concluded the\nregistrar if satisfied shall record the applicants\u2019 copyright details and issue\nhim the copyright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Happens_if_I_Do_Not_Copyright_My_Music\"><\/span>What\nHappens if I Do Not Copyright My Music?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyrighting\nmusic provides you legal protection, against the whole public. Nobody can put\nyour song on broadcast or on YouTube unless you authorise them to. A person in\norder to use someone else copyright work has to undergo a whole process and has\nto pay a fee to the copyright holder. So, yes it makes money.&nbsp; Unless you license someone to use your song, they\ncannot make any benefits out of it and if someone does such an act, then they\nwill be liable under the copyrights act and will have to take down your song.\nThe person will pay back for the benefits they have made since the unauthorized\nusage of the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Copyright_Society_%E2%80%93_Copyright_My_Music\"><\/span>Copyright\nSociety \u2013 Copyright My Music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyright\nsocieties protect the rights of copyright holders, by managing their rights\ncompletely, they can issue license on behalf of the copyright holder for\npermitting someone to use their songs. They can also file case for the infringement\nof the copyright on behalf of the copyright owner and is basically for the\nbenefit of the copyright owner. There are few big copyright societies who hold\ncopyright for various copyright holders and even offer them royalty and all\nother benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>In\nEntertainment Network (India) Ltd V. Super Cassette Industries Ltd,&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong>the respondent is a\nleading musical company who manages music and albums of various musicians,\nsongwriters etc. they take ownership over the work and provide royalty to the\ncopyright holders. This leading company is known to be T-series. Popularly\nknown as Radio Mirchi is the appellant of the case named as M\/s Entertainment\nNetwork (India) Ltd. ENIL. Which is a radio channel and so a broadcaster. The\nrespondent, T-Series which is a member of copyright society claimed for\ninfringement of copyright of one its copyright holder. The Hon\u2019ble Calcutta\nHigh court held that copyright societies work for the benefit of the copyright\nholders and has a right to sue someone who infringes copyright and hence\nordered for Rupees 400 per needle hour to be paid by ENIL to PPL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyright is for the benefit of the person who has put his heart and soul in creating the art. The law chooses to acknowledge the hard work and passion of the artist behind the work. Copyright protection is only increasing day by day due to its countless benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read Our Article<\/b>: <mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/copyright-a-soundtrack-in-india\/\">How To Copyright A Soundtrack In India?<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, you need to Copyright your Music in order to protect your work from duplication, and unauthorized usage by others one should definitely copyright their work. It does not bring with it any bad consequence but comes with a bundle of protection for long duration. 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