The most important thing about the bill is that it covers every musician in the country, including folk, classical and everyone who has contributed to Indian cinema. This bill will bring international rules and regulations," composer Loy Mendosa of the trio Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy said.
The bill amends the Copyright Act, 1957, and makes special provisions for those whose work is used in films or sound recordings (lyricists or composers, for instance). Rights to royalties from such works, when used in media other than films or sound recordings, shall rest with the creator and can only be assigned to heirs or copyright societies which act in their interests.
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