Calcutta High Court Clarifies IPRS’s Right to Claim Royalties for Underlying Musical and Literary Works in Sound Recordings

Calcutta High Court Clarifies IPRS’s Right to Claim Royalties for Underlying Musical and Literary Works in Sound Recordings

Commercial use of music generally involves more than one layer of copyright. For instance, a song may exist as a sound recording but may also include underlying musical and literary works, such as the composition and lyrics. This difference becomes important when a business obtains a licence from the owner of a sound recording and then uses the song commercially through digital or telecom services. The issue that arises here is whether such lice…