Writers want due royalty for their work; copyright society being formed to enforce the law
Writers want due royalty for their work; copyright society being formed to enforce the law
ByAnkita ChaurasiaAnkita Chaurasia / Updated: Dec 12, 2020, 09:41 IST
Anjum Rajabali
A copyright society is being formed to enforce the law that requires producers and writers to share royalties equally.
Given that royalty, by definition, is a legallybinding payment made to an individual for the ongoing use of work created by her or him, it is usually assumed that creators get it by default, along with credits in a film or a show. However, in India, despite a law stating that royalties should be shared equally by owners (producers) and authors (writers), and an amendment in 2012 that makes the right to receive royalty unwaivable, writers are yet to begin receiving it.