The writer is assistant professor at National Law University, Delhi.
Row over Javed Akhtar’s lyrics shows how producers defeat copyright laws
It is important to think beyond the politics of the present controversy and make efforts to protect the creators who bring melody and colour to our lives.
A recent tweet by lyricist Javed Akhtar, claiming he was credited as songwriter for a film he didn’t work on — PM Narendra Modi — raises some fundamental questions about the Indian copyright law. Whom should Indian copyright law primarily protect? The artist who created a work or the person who acquired certain economic rights from the artist through an assignment or license?
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