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Whose song is it anyway, they ask. Recent moves to enforce rights over songs, including film songs, by putting a check on their being rendered in public by anyone who takes a fancy to them, have raised questions relating to free artistic expression on the one hand, and intellectual property rights on the other. The demands, based on the regulations of the Indian Performance Rights Society (IPRS), and seemingly in line with international trends in the field, have drawn furious protests as well as strident statements in defence. How do you, readers, react to this questions, Please send your responses to a maximum length of 300 words, marked 'Peoplespeak' by post, by e-mail or by hand so as to reach us not later than April 1. The postal address is The Hindu, Airport Road, Vallakadavu P.O., Thiruvananthapuram, Pin. 695008. Responses by e-mail (in plain text format) may be sent to tvmpeoplespeak@thehindu.co.in
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