Our readers will remember separate posts by both Shamnad and I analysing the May judgment of the Supreme Court in Entertainment Network (India) Limited v. Super Cassettes. The judgment pronounced came after a long history of decisions by the Copyright Board, followed by the Delhi and Mumbai High Courts. For a quick recapitulation, the portion of the judgment most critiqued in essence has allowed for the determination for reasonable royalty, but the grant of an almost “automatic Compulsory License to…

After Shamnad’s comprehensive post about the basic facts of the case of Entertainment Network v. Super Cassettes Ltd., not much remains to be discussed except the great impact that the judgment will have on the Indian music industry and copyright holders of sound recordings. A quick recap on the two most important aspects of the decision:1. An automatic Compulsory License can be granted to any applicant especially where the same is in “public interest”. All that is left for determination…