Music Observer Says That The Royalty Of The Dewa 19 Song Is Not Once, But An Event Organizer

Ahmad Dhani and Once (Instagram @oncemekelofficial)

JAKARTA - Former Rolling Stone journalist and HAI magazine, Denny MR said, the location of the problem between Ahmad Dhani and Once regarding the royalties for the song Dewa 19 was with the EO (event organizer).

"If it is true that information on Ahmad Dhani's Instagram shows that many EOs do not report, it means that the problem is not on Once. EO should be reprimanded," Denny MR told VOI.

After that, he explained, the LMK (Collective Management Institute) must be more active in acting.

"LMK must be more proactive in electing users who do not pay. Royalties reports must also be made more transparent," he said.

According to Denny MR, the effort that Ahmad Dhani must make in the future is to protect his work more and reprimand LMK more extra.

"As far as I remember Dhani had withdrawn all ownership of his song from WAMI (Indonesian Music Authority), meaning he had to protect his own assets. He had the right to prohibit anyone from using his copyrighted works," he added.

"But if the songs have been re-registered to other LMKs, Dhani just needs to question his LMK if there is a violation of his copyright. He cannot prohibit anyone from using his work because he has made a delegation," he concluded.

What Denny MR said, was in line with what Ahmad Dhani said through a press conference in Jakarta, Tuesday.

"How many times have I talked about when I was in WAMI. Those who have to pay royalty are EO, not the singer. So don't ask Once. Because it's not connected," he said.

"I also received a report from WAMI that it turns out that many EO Once organizers have not paid. According to WAMI, this is it," he continued.

To emphasize this, Ahmad Dhani's attorney, Ali Lubis said, there are consequences if Once continues to sing Dewa 19 songs.

"Of course, based on the law there are consequences, whether it's civil or criminal. The criminal sanction is 3 years. The civil record is around 500 million," said Ali Lubis.