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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.NEW DELHI: The few seconds of music you hear while waiting for someone to answer a phone call is copyrighted intellectual property, and telecom operators offering caller tunes may now need separate licences and royalty payments to lyricists and composers after a recent Calcutta High Court ruling.On 8 May, the Calcutta High Court ruled against Vodafone Idea in its long-running dispute with the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS), holding that telecom operators cannot offer caller tunes and ringtones solely on the basis of licences obtained from music labels.Mint explains the ruling and what it could mean for telecom operators and digital platforms.The dispute centres on whether telecom operators offering caller tunes and ringtones require separate licences from lyricists and composers, apart from licences obtained from music labels such as Saregama.Telecom companies treat caller tunes as a value-added service, a paid add-on beyond regular calling and SMS facilities that generates additional revenue and improves user engagement.Vodafone Idea signed agreements with Saregama in 2014 to use songs for caller tune services. However, IPRS argued that while music labels may own sound recordings, lyricists and composers retain separate rights over the underlying literary and musical works under the Copyright Act, particularly after the 2012 amendments that strengthened creators’ royalty rights.In 2018, Vodafone Idea approached the Calcutta High Court challenging IPRS’s claim that telecom operators required separate licences and royalty payments for using songs as caller tunes and ringtones.

music labels under contractual arrangements. Disputes arise when legacy agreements are vague or silent on new exploitation methods, leading to debates over residual rights, especially in public performance, digital sharing, or re-recordings.The case highlights the continuing tension between authorship rights and the commercial realities of assignment-heavy industry practices.“The interim order in the Ilaiyaraaja vs.

What problem does it solve? Every week, teams across marketing, L&D, and communications hit a similar invisible wall: they have great content, maybe a training video, a product launch reel, an internal town hall recording, but no budget, no time, and no expertise to give it a soundtrack that actually fits. So they either pay for stock music that sounds generic, spend weeks coordinating with a composer, or simply ship the content with no audio at all.None of these options is good enough. A mid-sized company produces dozens of internal videos, client-facing presentations, and social media assets every month.

playback singing remain skewed. Most singers are paid a one-time fee, while ownership and much of the long-term digital earnings stay with producers and music labels.Industry experts say the issue is particularly acute for newer names, even though the debate has been triggered by established voices.Depending on popularity and stature, established singers can earn upwards of ₹25 lakh per song.

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Chennai after experiencing an unexpected bout of chest discomfort. The legendary musician and Academy Award-winning composer is currently receiving treatment at Apollo Hospital, where a team of doctors is attentively monitoring his condition. According to medical sources, Rahman is responding well to treatment and is likely to be discharged by midday. Reports indicate that he initially complained of pain in his neck and opted to undergo a medical examination upon returning from an international trip. Further updates regarding his health are anticipated soon. This development follows a recent health scare involving Rahman’s former spouse, Saira Banu, who was hospitalized a few weeks ago due to a medical crisis. It has been reported that she had to undergo a surgical procedure as part of her treatment. After her hospitalization, Saira issued an official health update through a statement released by her legal representative, Vandana Shah.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The copyright suit filed by top music labels such as Saregama, T-Series and Sony, concerned about the unauthorized use of their sound recordings by Microsoft-backed Open AI, reflects the broader challenges posed to India’s music business. Entertainment and legal industry experts say labels which hold the rights to extensive music catalogues face the risk of their content being used without proper compensation or acknowledgement.

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