Ismail Marzuki's Family Asks For Hello Kuala Lumpur's Song To Be Removed From YouTube

Ismail Marzuki's family and the legal team (Ivan Two Putra/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ismail Marzuki family, represented by Rachmi Aziah, looked serious about questioning the existence of the song Hello Kuala Lumpur, the song children from the plagiarism of the song Halo, Halo Bandung.

Rachmi Aziah, who is the son of Ismail Marzuki as well as the heir to the copyright holder of the song Halo, Halo Bandung, also appointed a team from the law firm Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (AHP) to accompany him.

Ismail Marzuki's family has also made an official report to the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DJKI), and requested that the song Hello Kuala Lumpur be removed (take down) from its circulation on YouTube.

"On September 26, 2023, we have officially submitted a report for the closure of content and rights to Hello Kuala Lumpur's song. We include evidence and evidence of heirs, and have been received by DJKI," said Ari Juliano Gema, the AHP team at a press conference in Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta on Wednesday, September 27.

Ari Juliano Gema emphasized that the song titled Hello Kuala Lumpur lasted 1 minute 43 seconds and was published on the YouTube channel The song Kanak TV was very synonymous with Halo, Halo Bandung in terms of music and song melodies.

Lawyers who feel that the song Halo, Halo Bandung is also a national song must maintain their authority, saying that several institutions also take part in solving existing problems.

Rachmi has also been invited by DJKI to discuss the issue, which was also attended by several other stakeholders, such as the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, the Ministry of Education and Culture, LMKN, the Karya Cipta Indonesia Foundation and APMINDO.

"We feel called upon that this is a national song and must be saved, besides that the heirs also objected," said Ari.

"We hope that in the future there will be no more cases like this, because we see that there are many cases that are almost the same and of course we all have to pay attention," he added.

Meanwhile, looking at further developments in the future, AHP is also ready to take other legal channels to defend the rights of the heirs of Halo copyright holder, Halo Bandung.

"Of course we will take legal action in order to help ensure that the deceased's family defends their rights," concluded Ari Juliano Gema.