While auditoriums like Tejpal Hall near August Kranti Marg, have temporarily put nostalgia musicals on hold, others, like lawyer and event organiser Kaushik Kothari, are fighting the fee by taking the matter to court. The absurdly high licensing costs imposed by the IPRS on event organizers have become a severe deterrent. However, legal ambiguities persist, and there is no official indication of how much an event manager must pay, and how much each artist, songwriter or composer should be given after the deduction of IPRS’ own administrative fees. According to the copyright law, event managers who reuse film songs for public performances must pay a licensing fee to the IPRS, which is then distributed to the original artists and songwriters. Then, in the early 2010s, event organizers faced another challenge: The Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) began raising concerns about song copyright and royalty. By the late aughts, the pay rates of popular singers had spiked by 25%, and by 2016, singers had begun demanding anything from Rs5,000-50,000 for a single show. Their popularity grew in tandem with the rise of private shows funded by corporate houses. Artists like Kavita Murti and Anand Palwankar wooed crowds in packed auditoriums.
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