Monday,
July
23,
2007
Popular
musical
talent
hunt
Sa
Re
Ga
Ma
Pa
Challenge
2007
might
soon
be
pulled
off-air.
It
is
learnt
that
this
year,
Zee
TV
has
not
paid
the
fee
to
obtain
the
license
for
featuring
published
music.
Indian
Performing
Rights
Society
Ltd
(IPRS)
and
Phonographic
Performance
Ltd
(PPL)
have
taken
an
interim
injunction
against
Zee
TV
from
the
Delhi
High
Court.
The
order
restrains
the
channel
from
featuring
published
music
(musical
compositions,
lyrics
and
songs)
in
its
programmes,
shows
and
serials
without
obtaining
a
prior
license
from
IPRS
and
PPL,
to
the
extent
of
the
music
owned
by
the
members
of
IPRS
and
PPL.
The
order
highlights
yet
another
instance
of
the
court
upholding
the
Copyright
Act
of
1957
and
sends
out
a
strong
warning
to
violators
of
the
law.
All
users
of
music,
including
radio
stations
and
television
stations,
need
to
obtain
a
license
for
public
performance
whenever
they
broadcast
or
perform/play
literary
and
musical
works
and
sound
recordings.
The
license
must
be
obtained
prior
to
the
event/broadcast,
else
it
violates
the
Copyright
Act,
1957.