Pune Curfew News: Police imposes ban on these activities for next 14 days starting tonight. Here's what's allowed, what's notPune Ban news: Pune administration has imposed a 14-day ban on public gatherings starting May 26. The Pune Municipal Corporation is impleme...
26 May, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
20 May, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
Quote of the day by George Michael: 'Change is a stranger you have yet to know.' Life lessons on human nature, success and hardships by British singer and songwriterQuote of the day by George Michael explores the meaning of change through the words “Change is a stranger you have yet to know.” The articl...
19 May, 2026, 01.42 AM IST
India's Zee sues Nykaa over alleged copyright misuse of songs on Instagram reelsIndia's Zee Entertainment has sued Nykaa for allegedly using its copyrighted songs in Instagram reels to promote products, seeking $210,000...
05 May, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Copyright Violation: Delhi HC orders actor Rakshit Shetty's production house to pay Rs 25 lakh to MRT MusicKannada production house Paramvah Studios must pay Rs 25 lakh to MRT Music for unauthorized song use in 'Bachelor Party'. The Delhi High Co...
01 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
Brands play it loud but pay it light, leaving music industry in the redIndia's music industry faces significant revenue loss, estimated at ₹8,000-10,000 crore annually, due to copyright infringements in branded...
28 Apr, 2025, 10.46 AM IST
DPIIT's withdrawal of a copyright rule order to strengthen rights owners' position: ExpertsLast week, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) withdrew an office memorandum from September 2016 that exten...
26 Aug, 2024, 11.39 AM IST
Universal Music, Meta expand music licensing agreementIn late July, the music label said it had ended a partnership with Meta for the streaming of premium music videos. It said this type of pro...
12 Aug, 2024, 05.43 PM IST
Kill Joy: Licensing issues disrupt digital content consumptionEight years ago, when global streaming services like Netflix and Prime Video arrived in India, they promised access to a vast and continuou...
30 Mar, 2024, 11.30 PM IST
Taylor Swift, Drake, Billie Eilish, other Universal Music Group songs to be removed from TikTok? Details hereUniversal Music Group issued a warning on Tuesday, indicating its intention to remove its music catalog from TikTok. The decision follows a...
01 Feb, 2024, 01.23 AM IST
Room for music royalty collection to grow: Union Minister Piyush GoyalUnion minister Piyush Goyal has said the music industry's royalty collections have jumped 10 times to around Rs 550 crore in the last two y...
07 Nov, 2023, 11.59 PM IST
Organisers, artists seek clarity on licensing structures as concerts go onlineThe major issues up for discussion were licensing deals for digital, licensing of third-party rights and monetisation of the content on dig...
11 Jun, 2020, 01.32 PM IST
Delhi’s restaurateurs cry foul over ban on recorded music in pubsIn a circular dated May 16, the Delhi government had warned bars and pubs to not play recorded music citing a rule that bars them from doin...
22 May, 2018, 09.20 AM IST
Old licensing norms come back to haunt pubs, restaurantsThe authorities are taking a stock of venues that need to apply for the licence. “It will take us a month and half to come up with the accu...
15 Feb, 2018, 12.16 PM IST
- New free music service hits problems following MIDEM launch
QTRAX, a new free, ad-funded Internet music service that launched with a big fanfare Sunday at the influential MIDEM music market seems to ...
29 Jan, 2008, 04.48 AM IST
- New Year bashes may not be so merry this time
Partygoers in the capital, who plan to usher in the New Year with a big bang, may not find enough venues to celebrate because of restrictio...
24 Dec, 2007, 07.47 PM IST
- HC restrains Zee TV from using music without license of IPRS
The Delhi High Court has restrained Zee Entertainment from using musical compositions, lyrics and songs in its programmes without obtaining...
18 Jul, 2007, 08.39 PM IST