The Chaos Of Royalty Hasn't Been Completed Yet, Should Singers Choose To Cooperate With Overseas Songwriters?

JAKARTA - Dira Sugandi as a singer who is a member of the Indonesian Voice Vibration (VISION) sees the conflict between Indonesian musicians in seeing royalties of performing rights resulting in fear and confusion among singers as performers.

The jazz singer from Bandung said that many singers were afraid of several issues that voiced the ban on singing songs, permits before presenting them, until the application of direct license became.

Fear peaked when Agnez Mo was declared by the Central Jakarta Commercial Court has committed copyright infringement for bringing Just Gil without permission to Ari Bias as a songwriter.

"Yes (singer of fear). I plan this year to actually want to make an album (but I'm confused)," said Dira when met at SCBD, South Jakarta some time ago.

Confusion arose because Dira did not know whether the songwriter who collaborated with her would apply the permission to perform songs to direct licenses in the future.

The reason is, based on regulations that have been implemented so far and based on Dira's understanding, the Copyright Law (UUHC) regulates the need for permission to perform songs, as long as royalties are paid through the Collective Management Institute (LMK). Even then, the organizers of the event pay.

Dira also said that he and several singers began to think in collaboration with foreign songwriters rather than songwriters from abroad.

"So it's like me, then Vidi (Aldiano), at that time said 'Ah, if this is the way, I just want to be with the creator of overseas songs, because it's not complicated.'" he said. It's a pity, the ecosystem doesn't work. We don't want to be like that in fact.

Based on his experience for years, Dira admitted that he had collaborated with songwriters from abroad. He said he had never experienced problems related to licensing and royalty payments.

"I myself have worked with songwriters abroad, in LA (Los Angeles), and it's not complicated at all. Until now, I never said that the song was 'You pay.' Never. Because there is already a system, "concluded Dira.