The Phonographic Performance Ltd, the apex-licensing body of the Indian Music Industry, has served notices to many well-known hotels about to host new year celebrations.
The Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL), the apex-licensing body of the Indian Music Industry (IMI), has served notices to many well-known hotels about to host new year celebrations.
The apex body has been functioning as the performing rights society for sound recordings.
According to the information provided by the officers of the company, these legal notices have been issued to venues that have not remitted the requisite music licence fee to play music at their year-end events.
The officials further said that PPL plans to initiate strict legal action against defaulters in case the licence fee is not paid in time. PPL has issued notices to all these prominent venues that haven't paid the music licence fee across the country. Regarding the issue, PPL CEO, Vipul Pradhan, said, "New Year parties attract people promising them a good time through a combination of entertainment, food and beverages. A significant component of the sum charged from the customers is for music - an integral element of entertainment. Therefore, the music companies whose sound recording is regularly used have a right towards claiming their dues because their product is getting consumed too."
Under the statutory sanction of Section 35 in the Indian Copyright Act, playing commercial music in public without paying the requisite licence fee is an offence liable to contempt of court.
However, PPL officials said that theirs is a government body. They can exclusively issue licenses to hotels for playing music during the events in their respective premises.
The tariff for the same is calculated on the basis of the number of hours the music is played and the number of people expected to
attend the event.
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