(a) whether the Government is aware that every time one switches on the
T.V. set, one is bombarded with remixes, fast beats and vulgar scenes in old
songs are in vogue;
(b) if so, the factors responsible for such remixes;
(c) whether the Government proposes to protect old songs from remixes;
(d) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING & CULTURE (SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)
(a) to (e) The nodal Ministry for the Copyright Act 1957, is the Ministry for
Human Resource Development (Copyright Division, in the Department of
Education.) According to information received from that Department, the
problem of remix in songs has been brought to their notice in the context of
financial loss etc. to the music industry due to inadequate payment of royalty by
those engaged in remixes.
A Core Group has been set up in the Department of Education to consider
amendments to the Copyright Act 1957 and different groups of the music
industry have made their submissions with regard to retention/ deletion/
modification of section 52(1) (j) which covers remixes.