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T-Series joins IPRS as member; Javed Akhtar, Bhushan Kumar say move will bolster entire music industry
T-Series will add over 15,000 hours of music, including 2,00,000 titles and over 50,000 music videos in over 15 Indian languages to the Indian Performing Rights Society catalogue

Indian Performing Rights Society responds to row over tariff plan, says working towards fixing revised licence fee rates
The new tariffs, which are slated to be published next week, have been determined in such a way that they are “not a burden on anyone but that the IPRS members’ interests are protected,” says IPRS CEO Rakesh Nigam

Amid row over Indian Performing Rights Society's flawed tariff plan, opportunity to rebuild live entertainment scene
One must credit the IPRS for kickstarting this conversation and setting the ball rolling for the Indian Live Entertainment Scene 2.0.

Facebook and Indian Performing Rights Society sign music licensing deal for video, other content on Facebook, Instagram
The deal with Facebook will cover licensing and royalties whenever music represented by the IPRS is used on Facebook and Instagram.

Salim Merchant says he stopped working with Yash Raj Films as production house hasn't paid him royalties
Salim Merchant went on to say that singer and acclaimed lyricist Javed Akhtar, who is also the chairperson of IPRS, has also not received any royalty from YRF

Yash Raj Films in legal trouble for allegedly pocketing Rs 100 cr worth royalties belonging to music artists
The case against Yash Raj Films has been registered under sections 409 (criminal breach of trust) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code

Javed Akhtar elected as chairman of newly registered Indian Performing Rights Society
Javed Akhtar hailed the long drawn battle of getting the Indian Performing Rights Society registered as a Copyright Society.

YouTube, IPRS lock-in a licensing agreement
Popular destination for online videos, YouTube locked-in on a deal with the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS), ...