TABLE OF CONTENTS
CERTIFICATE;
DECLARATION;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;
ABSTRACT;
ABBREVIATIONS;
INDIAN COPYRIGHT LAW TIMELINE;
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY;
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES -;
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM;
RESEARCH QUESTIONS;
HYPOTHESIS;
METHODOLOGY;
SCOPE AND LIMITATION -;
SOURCES OF DATA;
MODE OF CIT A TION;
CHAPTERISA TION -;
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION;
1.1 PRIMER;
1.2 THE JURISPRUDENTIAL BASIS OF COPYRIGHT LAW;
1.3 COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012 vis-A-vIs STATUTORY LICENSING PROVISIONS 7;
CHAPTER II: STATUTORY LICENSE FOR COVER VERSIONS- 10;
2.1 TRACING THE GENESIS OF STATUTORY MECHANICAL LICENSES – 11;
2.2 TRANSITION FROM CHAPTER XI To CHAPTER VI – 19;
2.3 PERUSING THE SPATE OF LITIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 52(1)(J) FOR EXPLICA TING SCOPE OF SECTION 31 C – 24;
2.4 CONTESTING THE REQUIREMENT OF CONSENT 35;
2.5 THE NATURE OF RIGHTS VESTED IN THE VERSION RECORDING 38;
2.6 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES IN READING IN SOUND MIKES AND REMIXES – 42;
2. 7 THE VISIBLE IMBALANCE OF RIGHTS UNDER SECTION AND RULES- 51;
CHAPTER III: STATUTORY LICENSE FOR BROADCASTING OF LITERARY AND MUSICAL WORKS AND SOUND RECORDING - S9;
3.1 NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS PROTECTION IN INDIA 61;
3.2 1994 AMENDMENT INTROOUCING NEIGHBOURING RIGHT PROTECTION FOR ."- BROADCASTING ORGANISATION – 62;
3.3 SIGNAL BASED APPROACH IN DEFINING BROADCAST - VERB OR NOUN- 63;
3.4 THE ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 31DANo37 65;
3.5 INHERENT CONFLICTS BETWEEN SECTION 31D AND THE RULES – 67;
CHAPTER IV: IMPACT OF THE AMENDMENT ON COPYRIGHT SOCIETIES AND COPYRIGHT BOARD – 77;
4.1 THE FORM, FUNCTION AND CONSTITUTION OF IPRS 77;
4.2 FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE TAKEOVER PROCESS - THE 1993 MoU – 78;
4.3 REGISTRATION OF IPRS: THE CONTRADICTION IN THE ACT AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE SUBSEQUENT LAWSUITS – 79;
4.4 THE TAKEOVER OF IPRS BY MUSIC LABELS 83;
4.5 ISSUES ABOUT SHARING OF THE RINGTONE ROYALTIES 84;
4.6 SCRUTINISING THROUGH AMENDMENT AND ITS HARD ATTEMPTS TO UNDO THE MISDEEDS BY THE COPYRIGHT SOCIETIES 85;
4.7 USE OF SONGS FROM FOREIGN REPERTOIRE AND RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS UNDER SECTION;
4.8 EXPENSIVE REGULATION BY THE COPYRIGHT BOARD - A CASE FOR COMBINED READING OF COPYRIGHT ACT WITH COMPETITION LAWS - ;
4.9 STAKEHOLDERS DISPLAYING CARTEL-LIKE BEHAVIOUR -;
4.10 CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTION OF COPYRIGHT BOARDS- ;
CHAPTER V: REINFORCING INDEPENDENCE OF RIGHTS AND EQUITABLE SHARING OF REVENUES – 103;
PART A: AUTHORSHIP OWNERSHIP DICHOTOMY IN MUSIC AND FILM INDUSTRY 103
A.l THE CLASSIC DEBATE OF COPYRIGHT LAW SET IN MOTION By THE IPRS CASE;
A.2 OUTCOME - MERGER OF UNDERLYING AND DERIVATIVE RIGHTS;
A.3 REINFORCING CONCEPT OF INDEPENDENCE OF RIGHTS ;
A.4 CLARIFYING CONTRACT OF SERVICE OR CONTRACT FOR SERVICE;
A.5 EXTENDING THE RULING IN IPRS CASE TO SOUND RECORDINGS;
MATHRUBHUMI PRINTING AND PUBLISHING V. THE INDIAN;
PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETY;
IPRS V. AOITYA PANDEY AND CRI EVENTS;
A.6 REJOINDER TOTHE MERGER RATIONALE -;
PART B: IMPACT OF AMENDMENT ON THE ROYALTY SHARING SCHEME- 136
B.1 THE JURISPRUDENTIAL SHIFF FROM THE ANGLO-SAXON MODEL TO DROIT D ' AUTEUR 138;
B.2 SCHEMING A NEW FORM OF ROYALTY SHARING THROUGH THE 2012 AMENDMENTS -;
CHAPTER VI: SOME INCIDENTAL CONSIDERATIONS;
6.1 PERFORMER'S RIGHTS UNDER THE AMENDMENT;
6.2 EMERGENCE OF NEW MEDIUMS OF EXPLOITATION-;
6.3 AMENDMENT: RETROSPECTIVE OR PROSPECTIVE;
6.4 CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES FILED AGAINST THE AMENDMENTS CHAPTER;
VII: CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ANNEXURES BIBLIOGRAPHY.

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