Section 31D of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, as amended by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, addresses compulsory licensing of copyrighted works, specifically addressing broadcasting on radio or television. Such previously broadcast work may be broadcast after appealing to the Copyright Board, paying to the owner of the copyright royalties in the manner and rate fixed by the Board. No alteration that is not strictly necessary for the broadcast may be made to the literary or musical work so![]()
