Music labels act swiftly to silence ‘non-digital’ breaches

They have filed 197 civil suits and 172 police complaints in the past three years over “There has been at least 30% growth in civil suits filed by music labels for copyright infringement in the past three years,” said Himanshu Deora, partner and head of IP Practice at law firm King Stubb & Kasiva.Operators of hotels, restaurants and private spaces must obtain a licence from the copyright holder for playing original music, and failure to do so is a civil and criminal offence under the Copyright Act, 1957. T ...