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Tribal artistes in Kerala learn to claim royalties and copyright
Twenty-five artistes from eight tribal communities in five States attended a five-day songwriting and music production camp in Kolkata, organised by the Indian Performing Right Society with support from the Union Ministry…
The Story in Brief
Twenty-five artistes from eight tribal communities in five States attended a five-day songwriting and music production camp in Kolkata, organised by the Indian Performing Right Society with support from the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Eight participants came from Wayanad, four each from the Paniya and Kattunaika communities. They created original songs using traditional languages, instruments and musical forms under the guidance of senior musicians.
The programme taught songwriting, recording, YouTube monetisation, copyright and royalty sharing. The artistes are expected to receive free IPRS enrolment and authorship rights to the songs they created. NGOs working with indigenous musicians say many performers remain poorly paid and unaware of their legal rights. Nanjiamma, who won a National Film Award for singing in Ayyappanum Koshiyum, is seen as an exception.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy story would cast tribal music either as untouched tradition or as a ready-made commercial product. Both views miss the practical issue: performers need contracts, authorship records and transparent payment. Training alone will not prevent exploitation if platforms and producers avoid proper credit or split royalties unfairly. The useful test is whether these 25 artistes receive IPRS registration and actual payments from released work, not merely certificates from a camp.
Source: thehindu.com
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