Broadcasting And Live Performance Of Sporting Events

Media houses and corporations pay huge amounts of money for exclusive right to broadcast events of national and international importance. Broadcasting organizations are given certain special economic rights in order to protect their investments. Per se the broadcaster's rights are not based upon any creative work but a derivative work of other's performance. In view thereof, the protection accorded to broadcasters is very limited in nature and thus needs to be protected adequately.

Initially, there was no provision in the Copyright Act which protected the rights of broadcasters and live performers. However, with an amendment in 1994, Section 37 and 38 were substituted with a new section that provided for broadcasting reproduction rights and performer's rights