Copyright turf war over music licensing engulfs India's courts

By Freny Patel ( March 5, 2026, 10:05 GMT | Comment) -- Conflicting high court rulings on whether Phonographic Performance Limited must register as a copyright society have split India’s music licensing regime, with major consequences for pending infringement suits.The Indian music licensing landscape currently resembles a legal battlefield, with two of the country’s most influential high courts locked in a high-stakes interpretive tug-of-war....

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