INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF SOCIETIES vs ADITYA PANDEY .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether an Event Management Company (A) must obtain a license from the original lyricist (X) and composer (Y) for public performance of a song, despite having paid for broadcasting rights to the Sound Recording Company (Z). The Court held that the authors of literary and musical works are the first owners of copyright under the Copyright Act, 1957, specifically under Section 17, and thus retain the right to control public performance and communication of their works. The appeals were dismissed, affirming the High Court's order that required appropriate licensing for public performance.