{"id":397157,"date":"2023-01-17T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=397157"},"modified":"2023-01-17T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T11:38:00","slug":"pti-senator-faisal-javeds-royalties-bill-can-be-a-lifeline-for-pakistani-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pti-senator-faisal-javeds-royalties-bill-can-be-a-lifeline-for-pakistani-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI Senator Faisal Javed&#8217;s Royalties Bill Can be a Lifeline for Pakistani Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed announced yesterday that he has put forward a royalties bill to help the country&#8217;s artists. The politician broke the news on Twitter, much to the delight of the Pakistan entertainment fraternity.<\/p>\n<p>For years, Bollywood has ripped off Pakistani artists&#8217; content without consequences. From Karan Johar casually using Abrar-ul-Haq&#8217;s song <em>Nach Punjabaan\u00a0<\/em>for his latest film, to Indian musician making a cheap copy of Hadiqa Kiani&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Boohey Barian<\/em>, Pakistan&#8217;s entertainment industry has been vocal about not getting any royalties for their work.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/har-koi-yaar-nahi-ayesha-omar-drops-new-song-shot-in-scenic-gilgit-baltistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Har Koi Yaar Nahi&#8217;: Ayesha Omar Drops New Song Shot in Scenic Gilgit-Baltistan<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Artists have approached various political leaders to end this practice but to no avail. That is until now. PTI Senator Faisal Javed gave hope to everyone after announcing that he has put forward a royalties bill for the country&#8217;s artists.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_397166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-397166\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397166\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/faisal-javed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/faisal-javed.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/faisal-javed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/faisal-javed-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/faisal-javed-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/faisal-javed-758x505.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-397166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faisal Javed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He tweeted,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After getting the resolution passed unanimously last year. Glad to announce that today it was indeed a pleasure tabling the much needed royalties bill especially for the poor creative people of our country. #RoyaltiesForArtists Hoping to get it passed soon Insha&#8217;ALLAH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Faisal Javed further added, &#8220;Artists have been facing the issue of rightful and just royalties for a long time due to redundant and outdated provisions of relevant laws. The amendment in copyright ordinance 1962 aims at empowering the copyright board to fix the royalties for licensing and assignment of work&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Artists have been facing the issue of rightful &amp; just royalties for a long time due to redundant and out-dated provisions of relevant laws. The amendment in copyright ordinance 1962 aims at empowering copyright board to fix the royalties for licencing &amp; assignment of work<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaisalJavedKhan\/status\/1615006861580705794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/areeba-habib-takes-us-down-flashy-memory-lane-of-2022-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Areeba Habib Takes Us Down Flashy Memory Lane of 2022 [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Artists like Omair Rana and Mikaal Zulfiqar have applauded the initiative on social media. Actor Omair Rana wrote that &#8220;this single honorable fight can bring honor to all artists of Pakistan and singlehandedly launch, not just the culture-driven industry but also start-ups and innovators and enterprises of all kinds&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This single honourable fight can bring honour to all artists of Pakistan and single handedly launch not just the culture driven industry but also start ups and innovators and enterprises of all kinds! Pakistan Zindabad! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoyaltiesForArtists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RoyaltiesForArtists<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/klrwT2zXVQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/klrwT2zXVQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Omair Rana (@omairana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omairana\/status\/1615167069246611458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-397163\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mikaal-zulfiqar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mikaal-zulfiqar.jpg 556w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mikaal-zulfiqar-174x300.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/celebrities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrity portal<\/a> to know more about your favorite stars.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed announced yesterday that he has put forward a royalties bill to help the country&#8217;s artists. 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