Ari Bias' Explanation Regarding The Lawsuit Value Of IDR 1.5 Billion To Agnez Mo

Ari Bias di Bareskrim Polri setelah diperiksa terkait laporannya terhadap Agnez Mo (Ivan Two Putra/VOI)

JAKARTA - Ari Bias' report on the alleged copyright infringement committed by Agnez Mo continues. The author of the song Bilang Saja fulfilled the call of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police Headquarters on Wednesday, July 10 to explain his report.

Regarding the Rp1.5 billion lawsuit that was filed against Agnez Mo, Mario as the attorney who accompanied Ari Bias said that this value was an accumulation of three shows conducted by Agnez Mo, where he performed Ari's song but allegedly did not pay royalties.

Mario said the value of Rp. 1.5 billion came from the amount of fines listed in Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright. In Article 113 paragraph (2), it is stated that a fine of Rp. 500 million is imposed on those who violate the points of the creation show.

"So, if we place this loss as in the law. In Article 113 of the Copyright Law, the value of the fine is 500 million. So, in this case, there are 3 concerts that have been violated, so we have a total of 1.5 billion," said Mario.

However, Ari Bias did not want to highlight the amount of loss that Agnez Mo had to replace. They want to emphasize that there has been a copyright infringement of Ari Bias' work by Agnez Mo.

"So, don't look at the amount of the royalties, but what violations Agnes Monica has committed," said Mario.

The attorney also said that his party had good intentions by sending summons, but Agnez Mo and his management had not responded until now. Thus, reports to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police are considered the right way to protect Ari Bias's right to his creation.

"I'm just fighting for my economic rights to the songs I created. That's all," concluded Ari Bias.