In a bizarre case, music studios and copyright owners are sending out copyright violation claims against video performances of Carnatic music. YouTube channel Parivadhini has received a notification of copyright violation after uploading a live performance of a composition by famous 19th century composer Thyagaraja, reports The Hindu. It looks like the channel owners contested the claim stating that the work was in public domain considering they are hundreds of years old. However, the dispute was rejected. The channel has now started an online petition against these copyright claims being made on YouTube. In this specific case, Lahari Music, a label that has the rights for several Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam movies had claimed the rights to the song "O Rangashayi". It is not clear if the video was taken down or if Lahari was given the right to monetize the video. Also, it is not clear on what grounds YouTube rejected Parivadhini point of view, when it contested the charge of copyright violation. The reports states that copyright-violation notices have been issued to several other video channels on YouTube for uploading renditions of Thyagaraja's work. Lalitha Ram, co-founder of Parivadhini told the publication that the recording houses are using a flaw in the YouTube system which has been largely developed for modern, western music industry. It is does not take into consideration any traditional art form. This would be a disadvantage to content channels since YouTube blocks any channel that has had three copyright violations. How Youtube tracks copyright violations: YouTube has its own mechanism to regulate…
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