Image from here. In response to my last post, I received a dismissive comment from Achille Forler, an insider from the music industry, who like most other folks from the music industry consider any commentary from outsiders as ‘pointless’. In any case, we on the blog seem to be much more receptive of criticism and I’ve taken the time out to rebut each one of the points raised by Forler. Forler’s comments are in red below, with mine in black:

Image from here The latest copyright amendments enacted by Parliament requires “that the business of isuing or granting license in respect of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works incorporated in a cinematograph films or sound recordings shall be carried out only through a copyright society duly registered under this Act”. The provision therefore aims at ensuring that all music companies, including T-Series which used to previously operate independently of copyright societies, are also forced to operate within a copyright society.