Copyright in Musical

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Copyright in Music
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Are Musical Works Protected Under Copyright Law?

• The subject matter of Copyright Law extends
  protection to original musical works.
• Section 2(p) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957
  defines musical works as a piece of music and
  includes any graphical representation of the
  musical notations of the music but does not
  consist of any words or any acting which is to be
  sung, spoken or performed with music.

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Who owns Copyright over a musical work?

• The author of a work qualified for copyright
  protection is the owner of it and in case of a
  musical work the composer of the work is its
  owner.

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Can copyrighted music be used legally?

• Copyrighted music can be made use of with the
  help of licensing and Section 52 of the Indian
  Copyright Act, 1957 has exceptions which leads to
  fair use of copyrighted works, including musical
  works.
• Section 52 (1)(j) stipulates for legal use of
  copyrighted music with the consent of the owner
  through licensing.

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