Diploma in Music and Law

Music law as a field of law is in the nascent stage in India. We are all aware that music is protected under the copyright law in India. However, there are certain other aspects of music, like remix music, downloading, streaming of music etc, which are relatively new. Therefore, as the music industry is growing, both in size and reach, it is imperative to be aware of the legal implications of it. The Diploma in Music and Law is brought to you by one of the eminent law firms in India, Scriboard Advocates and Legal Consultants, in association with Enhelion. It aims to provide a comprehensive outlook on various aspects of the music industry, where law comes into picture. It further deals with the legal implication of playing songs and music at commercial places.

According to the law firm and our policy, the course fees will not be refunded.

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART?

Enrolling for the certificate programme will enable you to:

• Get a better understanding of the topics by being mentored by various practicing lawyers having experience of more than 40 years in the profession, who also form a part of core Enhelion team
• Get lifetime access to the recorded lectures which are stored in Enhelion’s database for any future reference
• Enjoy the special voice over features in the presentations
• Interact with the Enhelion team on one-to-one basis at various intervals
• Get assessed on the basis of online examination as well as online submission of assignment.

The course discusses in detail, various legal aspects  surrounding the world of music, including but not limited to the intellectual property aspects of music and the regulatory framework governing music downloads, streaming and remix songs. It analyses the importance of certain key clauses in the endorsement and artist agreements. It further examines the different types of disputes which might arise in the music industry and highlights the role played by alternative dispute resolution mechanism like negotiation, mediation and commercial arbitration, in resolving such disputes.

The following modules will be covered under the course-

• Module 1: The relationship between music and the law
• Module 2: Copyright Law and Music
• Module 3: Publishing and Licensing of Music
• Module 4: Endorsement and Artist Agreements
• Module 5: Downloading and Streaming
• Module 6: Live Performances
• Module 7: Alternative methods to dispute resolution in the music industry
• Module 8: Dealing with remix songs and music
• Module 9: Playing of music at commercial places and venues

Rodney D. Ryder is the founding partner at Scriboard and is a leading technology, intellectual property and corporate lawyer. He is the author of Guide to Cyber Laws: the Information Technology Act, 2000, E-Commerce, Data Protection and the Internet, the first section-wise analysis of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000. He is presently Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India on the implementation of the Information Technology Act, 2000.Mr. Ryder has been nominated as a 'Leading Lawyer' in intellectual property, technology, communications and media law by Asia Law, Who'sWhoLegal, Asia Legal 500, amongst other International publications. Mr. Ryder is also advisor to the Data Security Council of India [a NASSCOM initiative] on the structuring of industry data privacy and information security policies and contractual standards. His second book, Intellectual Property and the Internet, published by LexisNexis is perhaps the only one of its kind in Asia. The text has been acknowledged to be an authoritative work by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and has been quoted in the first and only judgement by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on domain names. He is advisor to the National Internet Exchange of India [NiXI] and a member of the panel of independent and neutral arbitrators with NiXI.

In every walk of life, the process of evaluation takes place in one form or the other. If the evaluation process is eliminated from human life then perhaps the aim of life may be lost. Being in the same line, Enhelion is committed to evaluate the process of learning through its courses.

The evaluation will be conducted in a two-fold manner. There will be two MCQ tests which would test the basic understanding on the topics covered in the course. Furthermore, there will be one Project Assignment, which would test the analytical understanding of the same.

The most intriguing aspect of the evaluation process is the time flexibility it affords. You can take the MCQ test and submit the project assignment as per your convenience.

To be eligible to receive a certificate after successful completion of the course, one is required to secure a minimum of 40 percent overall.

Scriboard is a full service commercial law firm specialising in Information Technology and Intellectual Property and related services. The firm is legal counsel to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India and to the National Internet Exchange of India [NIXI], which manages the .in [Indian Country Code Top Level Domain Extensions]. They are also India Counsel to a leading social networking website, major oil and technology companies. They advise the Central Bureau of Investigation [CBI] on Internet Security and Cyber Crimes.