Music industry struggling in China
July 4th, 2012 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 4 (IANS) The music industry in China is struggling, and at a crossroads. Music producers complain that they are losing out to piracy and the rise of digital ... Read more...
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Parliament passes copyright amendment bill
May 22nd, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Parliamentary approval was Tuesday accorded to the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 which will provide royalty to lyricists, remove operational difficulties and address newer issues related ... Read more...
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Music creators welcome copyright amendment, industry unhappy
May 22nd, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which seeks to protect owners of literary or musical works, has been passed by the Rajya Sabha and will be presented ... Read more...
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Lata Mangeshkar joins Javed Akhtar’s fight for copyright
May 20th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Bollywood's Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar says she is totally with Javed Akhtar in his fight to secure royalty rights for singers and lyricists."I'm a 110 percent with ... Read more...
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Javed thanks government, opposition for Copyright Bill
May 20th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Veteran writer Javed Akhtar has expressed his gratitude to the government and the opposition for passing the Copyright Bill with amendments which will ensure that writers, ... Read more...
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Indian music unique, why copy from West: German composer
March 14th, 2012 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir), March 14 (IANS) There is innovation and impressive growth, but the Indian music scene is still ruled by film songs and tends to lean on the ... Read more...
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Many Mumbai party venues will face music for evading fees
December 31st, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) In a damper to New Year Eve festivities, the Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) has slapped notices on many hotels, restaurants and pubs which have failed to ... Read more...
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No house discussion on copyright bill, Sibal slams BJP (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday moved the copyright (amendment) bill in the Rajya Sabha but it could not be taken up for ... Read more...
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China to set up special fund for arts, culture
November 7th, 2011 - 9:39 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 7 (IANS) China is planning to set up a special fund worth 200 million yuan (around $31 million) to finance arts and cultural performances in a bid to ... Read more...
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Where have private Indipop albums gone?
October 7th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Remember the last time you walked into a music store to buy a pop music album? The era of the 1990s may have seen ... Read more...
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Started with borrowed money, Apple becomes world’s No. 1 company
August 11th, 2011 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 11 (IANS) From a start-up launched with borrowed money to becoming the world's most valuable company, Apple has come a long way.
The Cupertino-based technology giant Wednesday surpassed ... Read more...
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FM channels ecstatic, musicians upset after Mumbai court verdict
July 27th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Private radio channels have got a respite after the Bombay High Court ruled that they don't have to pay separate royalty to composers and lyricists for ... Read more...
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Chinese search engine signs deal with music giants
July 20th, 2011 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 20 (IANS) China's largest search engine Baidu Inc. has signed a deal to provide download music services from global music giants Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony Music.According ... Read more...
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Small-budget films don’t suffer any more: Tigmanshu Dhulia
April 18th, 2011 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Director Tigmanshu Dhulia made a humble start with medium budget "Haasil" and "Charas" and is happy that the Hindi film industry continues to provide a ... Read more...
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Lawsuit filed claiming copyright breach by Cherl Cole
March 24th, 2011 - 1:34 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The originality of Cheryl Cole’s hit “Fight For This Love” has been challenged.The Sun has reported that Wardlaw Banks and Peermusic have sued Cheryl Cole and ... Read more...
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50 Cent named in copyright infringement case
December 16th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Rapper 50 Cent is facing allegations of copyright infringement in a lawsuit by a little-known rapper.Tyrone Simmons, also known as Caliber, filed the lawsuit in a Brooklyn, New ... Read more...
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The Global Indian Music Awards To Be Aired On Colors On The 5th Of December
December 2nd, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The Global Indian Music Awards, which are one of its kind is soon to be telecast on the channel Colors. According to reports, this has been a great achievement for music ... Read more...
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Free Music Download From LimeWire Illegal
October 27th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez,
Oct 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Music fans all over the world were shocked to hear that LimeWire, one of the world's biggest file sharing and service provider for music downloads, tv ... Read more...
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Tagore songs in great demand this Durga Puja
October 3rd, 2010 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
By Pradipta Tapadar
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) The timeless magic of Rabindra Sangeet is set to dominate the special album releases this Durga Puja.The melodies composed by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, whose ... Read more...
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Download our album for free: Indian Ocean
August 6th, 2010 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The practice pad of one of India's most well-known rock bands, Indian Ocean, has been put up for sale. But it is not about ... Read more...
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SuBo’s new album tipped for Christmas No. 1 - before she even records it!
April 28th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 28 (ANI): Scottish singer Susan Boyle's second album is yet to be recorded - and music companies have already predicted it to be this year's Christmas Number 1.Amazon has been ... Read more...
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Music Directors of yore went in for Sanskriti whereas the new ones today opt for Vikriti
April 6th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Anandji of the music maestro duo Kalyanji Anandji tells Jyothi Venkatesh that the paradigms and the ambience have changed in the field of music and hence no ... Read more...
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Huge cache of pirated CDs seized, 11 arrested
February 24th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) A huge cache of pirated CDs was seized and 11 people were arrested in this connection after raids in Chandigarh, Bathinda, Batala, Ludhiana and Amritsar cities, police said.
Acting ... Read more...
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Huge cache of pirated CDs seized in Punjab
January 12th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 12 (IANS) Over 1,000 pirated CDs of Bollywood films were seized in raids conducted at five different locations in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Ferozepur cities of Punjab Tuesday, police said.
"The raids ... Read more...
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Artistes hail government’s decision to amend copyright law
December 30th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI): Artistes have hailed the Central Government's proposal to amend the Copyright Act of 1957.At a meeting hosted here on Tuesday, they deliberated on the implications of ... Read more...
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New bill to amend copyright laws music to creator’s ears
December 24th, 2009 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Musicians, writers and film directors, who were earlier exploited by producers and music companies, can now hope to reclaim commercial rights to their works and earn ... Read more...
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Danish musician looks at fusion with Bollywood (With Image)
November 8th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Suvendu Banerjee
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Apart from the upcoming Copenhagen climate change talks and renowned beer maker Carlsberg setting up its ninth brewery in Rajasthan, Denmark may soon make news ... Read more...
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Jaydeep Swadia’s offerings
October 31st, 2009 - 2:13 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Famous Gujarati singer, Jaydeep Swadia is soon to release a Hindi album. The album is themed to be devotional and is thus named Prayers."The specialty of my album prayer is that, ... Read more...
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Licence scheme to curb mobile music piracy launched in Punjab
September 24th, 2009 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 24 (IANS) The Indian Music Industry (IMI), an association of 142 music companies, Thursday launched Music Mobile Exchange (MMX), a mobile licensing scheme, to curb music piracy on mobile chip ... Read more...
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US court fines $22,500 per song for illegal music download
August 1st, 2009 - 8:10 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 1 (DPA) A federal jury in Boston Friday ordered a graduate student to pay $22,500 per song to four record labels, who sued him for illegally downloading and sharing ... Read more...
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Bihars folk music industry booms ahead of Holi
March 9th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
By: Ajay Kumar Patna, Mar. 9 (ANI): With festival of colors just round the corner, markets in Bihar are selling a variety of folk music in celebration of Holi. Indias most ... Read more...
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Jazzy B popularizing Punjabi through musical waves
February 20th, 2009 - 10:09 pm ICT by ANI
By Karan Kapoor
Nawanshahr (Punjab), Feb.20 (ANI): Popularly known to music lovers in different parts of the world as Jazzy B, he has successfully made Punjabi music known to people living thousands ... Read more...
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”95pct downloads illegal despite boom in digital music business
January 16th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 16 (ANI): Despite a boom in the digital music business, 95 per cent of downloads are still illegal and not paid for, according to a report.the International Federation of ... Read more...
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‘Indians aren’t Bollywood-centric in their music taste’
January 12th, 2009 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Upcoming Bangalore based Hindi band Swarathma feels that people in India are not Bollywood-centric in their music tastes and are "open to good and new music".“I don't ... Read more...
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Promotions have taken over music creation, rues Khayyam
January 7th, 2009 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Octogenarian music director Khayyam, who has just been chosen as the first recipient of the Naushad Samman, says there was a time when the works of composers spoke ... Read more...
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