Case study of Adaptation of Old Songs with Current Censorship of text in Administrative Law of Iran

Policy of Islamic Republic of Iran for facing with cultural and artistic products are based on controlling system of license issue and Iranian law basically not only does not recognize cultural and artistic products that are produced without license of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and its associated departments, but also it is regarded as crime. Producing music with text is not excluded from this rule but for licensing text of music, there is no complied policy and person interest of decision board plays key role. In this research, the criterion for censorship of text of music among available scattered references is extracted and grouped and then we compare and analyze executed works by Iranian pop music in 1970's and before victory of Islamic Revolution. The goal of this article is examining level of adaptation of these works with current censorship criterions for receiving license.
 In this article 47 works of singers during the year 1971 to 1978 by serious viewpoint of censors of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance were examined and it was determined that half of the songs did not have any problem in compliance with current censorship principles of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and are able to receive license. Thus, if beyond legal factors are not involved and only according to presented musical tracks offered by these singers, it is not any prohibition for receiving license and through applying short amendments, it is possible to receive license.