INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

AUTHOR – NABEEL AHMAD* & Dr. TARU MISHRA**

* STUDENT OF AMITY UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW

** STUDENT OF AMITY UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW

BEST CITATION – NABEEL AHMAD & Dr. TARU MISHRA, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (5) OF 2025, PG. 786-791, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

I. Abstract

The music industry plays a vital role in the global economy, providing entertainment, cultural expression, and employment opportunities to millions of people worldwide. To establish regularised coherence in society, laws are necessary. For this reason, in the current internet-driven era, intellectual property rights, or IPR, are becoming more and more necessary. With a variety of Despite government efforts to prevent IP infringement through laws like the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021, there have been numerous cases of IP rights violations in industries in India and around the world that are expanding steadily, particularly in the music sector. The entertainment business as a whole faces a greater issue because of the industry’s diversity, which makes it harder for the legal system to support IP rights abuses.

Keywords: Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright Act 1957, Music Industry, Copyright,  Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021, IP infringement