Kolkata: Hundreds of musicians, technicians and artists from West Bengal are set to participate in a protest against piracy, digitisation and indiscriminate Internet music download June 20 here in the wake of Music World deciding to shut its landmark store in the hep and stylish Park Street.
The decision by top singers and audio companies to organise a protest comes in the aftermath of the "shocking" disclosure that India's premier music retail franchisee Music World's biggest outlet at Park Street will be downing its shutters July 1.
"A lot of top artists, including Usha Uthup, have shown interest. It will be a protest against all the issues like piracy, digitisation and internet download affecting music industry," a spokesperson of Asha Audio told IANS.
The music fraternity is likely to gather at the Press Club, Kolkata, June 20 to voice their protest over the closure of the outlet, which has since 1997 hosted a plethora of music launches, and promotions drawing milling crowds....
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