"It
is a step in the right direction in protecting the interest of the lyricists,
who create wonderful songs,"[1]
Introduction
Prior
to 2012, the Copyright Act, 1957 has been amended five times. Of these, the
amendment of 1994 is perhaps the most significant because it partially dealt
with issues relating to digitisation of copyrighted works.
The
Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 (‘the Amendment Act’) is popularly concerned a
boon, due to progressive amendments such as ‘right to royalty’ and exceptions
for persons with disabilities, which received large media coverage. However,
there are also a few
