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  • Warner Chappell Music Launches in India
  • From Delhi to Bombay, Music Licensing Goes Off the Beat
  • Warner Chappell Music Officially Launches in India

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webwire.com /1 month ago

Warner Chappell Music Launches in India

Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the global publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG), today announced the launch of direct operations in India. This strategic move marks a transition...

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spicyip.com /1 month ago

From Delhi to Bombay, Music Licensing Goes Off the Beat

A lot has been happening with the repertoire of sound recordings that Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) claims to own and manage. It is being used in saree showrooms, a group...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Warner Chappell Music Officially Launches in India

Warner Chappell Music launches in India, with Jay Mehta appointed to lead the charge in one of the world’s fastest-growing creative economies. Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the glob...

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deccanchronicle.com /1 month ago

Producers, Directors Cautioned About Use of Songs Under Copyright

Recent recourse to legal action has turned the spotlight back on the issue

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Warner Chappell launches in India; Jay Mehta to lead recorded music and publishing for WMG in India & neighboring So...

The new WCM India division will provide songwriters with exclusive access to the wider WMG’s studios within its Mumbai headquarters. Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /2 weeks ago

Universal Music India strikes global distribution deal with indie artist services company first.wav

Company's operations span artist management, music distribution, and marketing Source

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weddingplz.com /1 week ago

Everything You Need to Know About Wedding Music Licensing

Indian weddings are incomplete without music, from energetic baraats and sangeet nights to after-parties and DJ sets. But in recent years, music licensing at weddings has become on...

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alphaideas.in /1 month ago

Mega Trend: India Music

Source: Economic Times

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spicyip.com /2 weeks ago

Another brick in the wall for the Continuing Rights of Authors

In another articulation of the clear intent and purpose behind the copyright amendments that were brought in 2012, to economically enable intended beneficiaries of the copyright re...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /2 weeks ago

India’s Zee Entertainment sues Reliance-Disney venture JioStar over alleged music copyright infringement (report)

Reuters reported that Zee is seeking $3M in damages over the alleged unauthorized use of its music Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

India’s Times Music buys Punjabi record label Catrack Entertainment — in third acquisition since striking $100m JV with...

Punjabi specialist Catrack was founded in 1990, with a catalog that spans what the company describes as a 'golden era' of the genre. Source

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plagiarismtoday.com /3 weeks ago

3 Count: Personally Authorized

Publishers sue Meta over AI training, India's Zee Entertainment sues Nykaa over Instagram videos, and the music industry protests USCO price hikes. Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

India added nearly 4m paid music streaming subscriptions in 2025, taking its total to 14.4m, according to new report

However, the report found that of the 178 million people who streamed music in 2025, only about 8% were paying for it. Source

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spicyip.com /2 weeks ago

Zee v Nykaa: The $210,000 Worth Instagram Reels

Zee Entertainment (“Zee”) approached the Delhi High Court to seek damages amounting INR 2 crores (approximately $210,000) from Nykaa for allegedly using copyrighted songs in their...

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com /1 week ago

Ilaiyaraaja faces setback as Delhi HC upholds ‘En Iniya Pon Nilave’ rights

The Delhi High Court upheld an interim injunction favoring Saregama India Limited, ruling that composer Ilaiyaraaja could not assign rights to lyrics or sound recordings of "En Ini...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

EMPIRE strikes strategic partnership with Bollywood powerhouse Zee Music to ‘expand Indian music’s footprint worldwide’

Deal arrives amid continued global interest in India's music market Source

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telecomtalk.info /2 weeks ago

Vodafone Idea Cannot Use Songs as Caller Tunes without IPRS License: Court

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in India, will not be able to uses songs as caller tunes ... Read More

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com /1 month ago

Court asks Aditya Dhar, Trimurti Films to mediate Oye Oye song dispute

Trimurti Films has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Aditya Dhar's production house, Rang De Lal (Oye Oye), over the alleged unauthorized use of the song 'Tirchi Topiw...

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businesstoday.in /3 weeks ago

Zee sues Nykaa for almost ₹2 cr over Instagram reels using copyrighted songs in promotional content

Zee holds a licensing agreement with Meta Platforms that permits individuals to use its music in Instagram posts, but only for non-commercial purposes

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hindi.thebetterindia.com /1 month ago

Jasmine Sandlas ₹20 की CDs से Dhurandhar के Hit Song तक!

₹20 की CDs बेचने से लेकर Dhurandhar के हिट गाने तक — ये कहानी है संघर्ष, जुनून और कभी हार न मानने की। कभी हाथ में CDs लेकर लोगों से सुनने की गुज़ारिश करने वाली एक लड़की, आज लाखों द...

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spicyip.com /1 day ago

The Copyright Strike as a Commercial Weapon: What Anamika Sood v. Saregama Does Not Say But Should

What happens when copyright enforcement tools become instruments of commercial control rather than legal protection? In a significant ruling in Anamika Sood v. Google LLC & Sar...

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tribune.com.pk /2 weeks ago

India's top media players clash over Bollywood film rights

Reliance-Disney's JioStar and Zee engage in mediation over unauthorised broadcasts, copyright disputes

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spicyip.com /6 days ago

Defragmenting the “Work” : A Critique of Ivy Entertainment’s “Hook” Injunction

On 15 May 2026, a Single Judge of the Delhi High Court passed an ex parte ad-interim order in Ivy Entertainment v. Rahul Singh restraining the defendants from making any use of one...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 week ago

Saregama MD calls for DSPs to assign ‘no value’ to AI-generated music

Vikram Mehra acknowledged that AI-generated music is present across streaming services – but argued it is failing to find an audience. Source

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