Looking at the rampant piracy in the music market and the declining sales of music industry, like every organisation and a responsible newsletter sensitive to the menace of PIRACY, we at The IMT were forced to ponder over these issues: “Are these Anti Piracy Raids worth it?” “How rampant is this game and who are the big players” ”Are the white collared babus and politicians of our country equally involved in this heinous crime?” “Are the laws in India good enough to protect our intellectual property?” “Do these anti piracy raids boost the sales of the music companies?” “ Is the GOI aware that the music industry in India is dying a slow death?” The IMT team decided to cover all these questions in an exhaustive study. In this last of the 2 series report on Anti Piracy Operations in India, we are searching for a few right answers. Our team has been speaking to various state police departments, bureaucrats in the ministries and of course the big Daddies’ from the pirates’ lobby.
In this second of our 2-Series report, we spoke to Mr.SBK Singh, Addnl Commissioner, Economic Offences Wing, Delhi Police. We also caught up with the man at the helm of anti Piracy Operations in Mumbai, Mr.Sanjay Mohite, DCP, Enforcement Wing, Mumbai Police. Last but not the least we spoke to a pirate on our hidden camera and got some tightly guarded secrets of the Pirate World.
In Conversation with Gurmeet Singh, CEO, Rajshri Media
...Gurmeet who was with Sony BMG for 4 years, then headed the music label of the India Today Group for over 6 years. He is now the CEO of Rajshri Media, the New Media arm of the Rajshri Group which has given us 51 blockbusters in the last 60 years including Hum Aap Ke Hain Koun and Maine Pyar Kiya. Read On
In Conversation with...
Mr. Kulmeet Makkar , CEO, BIG Music & HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Kulmeet Makkar took over as the Chief Executive Officer of Big Music and Home Entertainment, the new division floated by Reliance Entertainment in 2007.
Makkar is responsible for content acquisition and business of not only Indian languages but also the global content in music and home entertainment. Makkar, who was with music major Saregama for 18 years, quit as the chief executive of Saregama's music business before joining Reliance.
With Big Music poised to make a mark in the Indian music space in a big way Team IMT got up & exclusive with Makkar on some of the company's plans and proposed strategies. Read More>>
ROOP KUMAR RATHOD - A Special Focus
He wanted to be different! He wanted to carry on his father's legacy! He wanted to make a difference! He has done all that and more. That's Roop Kumar Rathod for you, who has carved his own special niche in the world of music, be it ghazals or playback singing.His is a voice that stands out amongst the rest, a voice that stirs your heart. The unforgettable award winning song 'Sandese aate hain' from the film 'Border', is just an example.More>>>
A global information campaign is launched today to explain the world of music downloading to teachers and parents worldwide
A new pocket-sized guide, published by children's internet charity Childnet International and supported by Pro-music, the international alliance of music sector groups, will be distributed through schools and colleges, libraries, record stores, teaching portals and websites in 21 countries.
The simple, concise guide, Young People, Music and the Internet aims to help young people use the Internet and mobile phones safely and legally to download music. It comes as millions of people take advantage of the explosion of new ways of accessing music digitally, but still lack clarity on safety and legal issues, on finding legitimate sites, on the basics of copyright and on how to unpick the jargon of digital music.
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Wal-Mart Shuts Down Online Music Store, Stranding Customers
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Handler to handle EMI marketing
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Now days the teens are more interested in listening to music on their digital players but if any handicapped child wanted to buy songs for his ipod from the ..
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Website brings together London’s music businesses
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Tickets.com Adds Major Mobile Downloads
MediaPost Publications - New York,USA ... and gaming content from top music labels and media companies like EMI, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Music Group. ...
Sandisk reveals new music format
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The four major music labels, EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group all endorse the product and will release albums on the new ...
Digital Music GCX Guitar Audio Switcher Music Gear Review (press release) - Cranberry Twp,PA,USA
Get total control over your pedals, rack effects, amp & channel switching, and more with the GCX Guitar Audio Switcher. You can use each of the eight loops ...
Music in the Round #28 Stereophile Magazine - New York,NY,USA
Its appearance is timely and exciting for music lovers because it: 1) decodes and processes all current digital music formats, including DSD, Dolby True-HD, ...
Reframing Digital Entertainment
BusinessWeek - USA Digital frames could eventually supplant other electronic devices, including music players and some computers. The Consumer Electronics Assn. expects 3.26 ...
Netgear Digital Entertainer HD EVA 8000 rolled out in India
TechShout! - Mumbai,India
Multi-Room Playback Features – Using two or more Digital Entertainer HDs in different rooms, synchronize music throughout the house (Party Mode) or pause a ... tech talk
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...Gurmeet who was with Sony BMG for 4 years, then headed the music label of the India Today Group for over 6 years. He is now the CEO of Rajshri Media, the New Media arm of the Rajshri Group which has given us 51 blockbusters in the last 60 years including Hum Aap Ke Hain Koun and Maine Pyar Kiya. 
He wanted to be different! He wanted to carry on his father's legacy! He wanted to make a difference! He has done all that and more. That's 
