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CREA TIVEFIRST COPYRIGHT 101

Copyright is a collection of rights which enable the owner of copyright to do or
authorize the doing of acts such as reproduction, issue copies, communication
of the work to the public, translation, adaptation, etc., depending on the
nature of work. There are different sets of rights for owners of different works.

For e.g.

Owner of a cinematograph lm would have rights to distribute the lm
and make it available to the public such as by way of communication in
the theatres, television, OTT, etc.

Owner of a sound recording would have the right to make other sound
recordings embodying it, communicate it to the public such as by way of
digital streaming, DVD, public performance, etc.

Owner of a literary work such as a book would have the right to reproduce
the book, make copies of it, give adaptation rights of the book to make it
into a lm, etc.

There are several music industry practice terminologies which are not de ned
in the Copyright Act, such as:

“Performing Rights” which refers to the right to perform the work in
public, communicate the work by different modes and mediums;

“Mechanical rights” which refers to the right to make any record in
respect of the work/ reproduce the record in different formats.

“Public Performance Rights” which refers to the playing of music (sound
recordings) by any premises/establishments where the communication of
these sound recordings is to the public (multiple individuals) and not for
personal consumption.

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