law: Copyright Act, 1957 
  33. Registration of copyright society- 
  (1) No person or association of persons shall,
  
  after coming into force of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994 commence or,
  
  carry on the business of issuing or granting licenses in respect of any work in
  
  which copyright subsists or in respect of any other rights conferred by this
  
  Act except under or in accordance with the registration granted under sub
  
  section (3):
  Provided  that an owner of copyright shall, in
  
  this individual capacity, continue to have the right to grant licenses in
  
  respect of his own works consistent with his obligations as a member of the
  
  registered copyright society.
  Provided  further that a performing rights
  
  society functioning in accordance with the provisions of Section 33 on the date
  
  immediately before the coming into force of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994
  
  shall be deemed to be a copyright society for the purposes of this Chapter and
  
  every such society shall get itself registered within a period one year from
  
  the date of commencement of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994.
  (2) Any association of persons which fulfils
  
  such conditions as may be prescribed may apply for permission to do the
  
  business specified in sub section (1) to the Registrar of Copyrights who shall
  
  submit the application to the Central Government.
  (3) The Central Government may, having regard
  
  to the interest of the authors and other owner of rights under this Act, the
  
  interest and convenience of the public and in particular of the groups of
  
  persons who are most likely to seek licenses in applicants, register such
  
  association of persons as a copyright society to such conditions as may be
  
  prescribed.
  Provided  that the Central Government shall not
  
  ordinarily register more than one copyright society to do business in respect
  
  of the same class of works.
  (4) The Central Government may, if it is
  
  satisfied that a copyright society is being managed in a manner detrimental to
  
  the interest of the owners of rights concerned, cancel the registration of such
  
  society after such inquiry as may be prescribed.
  (5) If the Central Government is of the
  
  opinion that in the interest of the owners of rights concerned, it is necessary
  
  so to do, it may, by order, suspend the registration of such society pending
  
  inquiry for such period not exceeding one year as may be specified in such
  
  order under sub section (4) and that Government shall appoint and administrator
  
  to discharge the functions of the copyright society.