The Copyrights Act was initially put into effect to protect an
author's or creator's artistic works like music,
literature, films, sculptures and so on. Nowadays, celebrities
often make dramatic news headlines with the turmoil caused by the
grey areas in the Copyrights Act. It seems as though there is
always an air of bewilderment around the Copyright laws.
Indian folklore and drama has always been heavily dominated by
music. Telling stories by using musical representation has been an
integral part of the Indian culture. This gave rise to the musical
nature of Bollywood movies, wherein the lyrics convey the message
more succinctly than dialogues. With approximately, 20000 songs
being released every year, Bollywood music is getting increasing
confrontation on the copyrights end. Indian Copyright laws are
leaner towards preventing piracies and infringements, which show
multiple loopholes in the law system.
