Iis Dahlia's Response To The Royalty Chaos Involving Agnez Mo And Ari Bias

JAKARTA - Dangdut singer Iis Dahlia expressed her hope for improving the governance of music royalties in Indonesia. He also hopes that the current chaos can be completed quickly.

In responding to Agnez Mo's problem with Ari Bias, the 52-year-old dancer felt the lack of transparency of the Collective Management Institute (LMK) as one of the causes.

Riyalti has actually been arranged. The only one that is not transparent is the LMK institution," said Iis Dahlia, citing the Intens Investigation, Tuesday, February 11.

"So, the LMK institution should be transparent to the creator (of the song), so that it doesn't happen like the Ari Bias incident with Agnez," he continued.

Asked more specifically regarding the decision of the Central Jakarta Commercial Court which granted Ari Bias' lawsuit and found Agnez Mo guilty, Iis saw the possible relationship between the songwriter and the singer.

"Yes, the impact is both actually. Later, if for example the creator has a song, there is no singer who wants to sing. Or vice versa," he said.

Iis feels that there must be an active role for the government in dealing with royalty problems and improving the music ecosystem in Indonesia.

"Yes, hopefully with this incident everything will be repaired. And if I ask for help, because actually here there is (a role) of the ministry as well, the Ministry of Culture, that's what takes care of us," said Iis.

"Hopefully if the government participates, we don't be selfish, everyone can have peace," he added.

The reason, said Iis, musicians in Indonesia in the previous era, both songwriters and singers, have a strong brotherhood relationship. Therefore, he believes that problems related to royalties should be resolved.

"Because we are, if the musicians used to be, we don't know each other like brothers. So we don't be selfish with each other, don't just think about material. We are together, even though material is also important for life. But hopefully there will be a middle way, there will be transparency, so no one will be harmed," he concluded.