Music Industry

The Firm is widely regarded by clients and peers for its ability to navigate and manage complex disputes in the music rights and licensing landscape in India. Its extensive expertise in music industry-specific copyright issues from sound recordings, musical compositions and lyrics makes it a first choice for clients in the space. The team represents a range of clients in the sector, from one of the world’s largest digital music rights licensing companies on one hand, to independent record labels and artists from around the world on the other.

We represent and advise leading film and music companies in seminal litigations on issues, including statutory licensing and the rate of royalties payable for different works included in a single song. We also represent artist rights in defining matters where the scope of copyright protections in classical music is counterbalanced with contemporary musical works, requiring a nuanced examination of the scope of infringement.

The Firm also has extensive experience in handling large and diverse content portfolios in the audio and audio-visual space, ranging from established content licensors to independent artists to record labels. The team has, for close to a decade, been managing the entire content portfolio for a leading digital content licensing company that represents over 1,000 independent and regional sound recording companies across India.