Prashant Reddy T. and Sumathi Chandrashekaran
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- March 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780199470662
- eISBN:
- 9780199088850
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199470662.003.0007
- Subject:
- Law, Intellectual Property, IT, and Media Law
This chapter details the background to the revolutionary Copyright (Amendment), Act, 2012, which aimed to radically alter the equations in the Indian music industry. This story begins at the Indian ...
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This chapter details the background to the revolutionary Copyright (Amendment), Act, 2012, which aimed to radically alter the equations in the Indian music industry. This story begins at the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS), a copyright society, which was taken over from composers and lyricists by some of the biggest music labels in India. The takeover happened through a series of orders from an obscure court located in Barasat, West Bengal. The edging out of composers and lyricists from the management of IPRS provoked a counterattack by lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar. He took it upon himself to lead Indian lyricists and poets in a successful lobbying effort, which pitted the creative community against the moneybags who controlled the production houses and music labels. The end result of this lobbying effort was the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, which provided the composers and lyricists with powerful new rights.Less
This chapter details the background to the revolutionary Copyright (Amendment), Act, 2012, which aimed to radically alter the equations in the Indian music industry. This story begins at the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS), a copyright society, which was taken over from composers and lyricists by some of the biggest music labels in India. The takeover happened through a series of orders from an obscure court located in Barasat, West Bengal. The edging out of composers and lyricists from the management of IPRS provoked a counterattack by lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar. He took it upon himself to lead Indian lyricists and poets in a successful lobbying effort, which pitted the creative community against the moneybags who controlled the production houses and music labels. The end result of this lobbying effort was the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, which provided the composers and lyricists with powerful new rights.
Nathan D. Gibson and Don Pierce
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781604738308
- eISBN:
- 9781621037620
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604738308.001.0001
- Subject:
- Music, Popular
This book is entirely dedicated to one of the most influential music labels of the twentieth century. In addition to creating the largest bluegrass catalog throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Starday was ...
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This book is entirely dedicated to one of the most influential music labels of the twentieth century. In addition to creating the largest bluegrass catalog throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Starday was also known for its legendary rockabilly catalog, an extensive Texas honky-tonk outpouring, classic gospel and sacred recordings, and as a Nashville independent powerhouse studio and label. Written with the label president and co-founder, it traces the label’s origins in 1953 through the 1968 Starday–King merger. Interviews with artists and their families, employees, and the label’s president contribute to the stories behind famous hit songs, including “Y’all Come,” “A Satisfied Mind,” “Why Baby Why,” “Giddy-up Go,” “Alabama,” and many others. The book’s author’s research and interviews also shed new light on the musical careers of George Jones, Arlie Duff, Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, the Stanley Brothers, Cowboy Copas, Red Sovine, and countless other Starday artists. Conversations with the children of Pappy Daily and Jack Starns provide a unique perspective on the early days of Starday, and extensive interviews with the label’s president offer an insider glance at the country music industry during its golden era. Weathering the storm of rock and roll and, later, the Nashville Sound, Starday was a home to traditional country musicians and became one of the most successful independent labels in American history. Ultimately, this book is the record of a country music label that played an integral role in preserving America’s musical heritage.Less
This book is entirely dedicated to one of the most influential music labels of the twentieth century. In addition to creating the largest bluegrass catalog throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Starday was also known for its legendary rockabilly catalog, an extensive Texas honky-tonk outpouring, classic gospel and sacred recordings, and as a Nashville independent powerhouse studio and label. Written with the label president and co-founder, it traces the label’s origins in 1953 through the 1968 Starday–King merger. Interviews with artists and their families, employees, and the label’s president contribute to the stories behind famous hit songs, including “Y’all Come,” “A Satisfied Mind,” “Why Baby Why,” “Giddy-up Go,” “Alabama,” and many others. The book’s author’s research and interviews also shed new light on the musical careers of George Jones, Arlie Duff, Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, the Stanley Brothers, Cowboy Copas, Red Sovine, and countless other Starday artists. Conversations with the children of Pappy Daily and Jack Starns provide a unique perspective on the early days of Starday, and extensive interviews with the label’s president offer an insider glance at the country music industry during its golden era. Weathering the storm of rock and roll and, later, the Nashville Sound, Starday was a home to traditional country musicians and became one of the most successful independent labels in American history. Ultimately, this book is the record of a country music label that played an integral role in preserving America’s musical heritage.
