JAKARTA - Wahana Musik Indonesia (WAMI) as one of the Collective Management Institutions (LMK) tasked with collecting and distributing music royalties in Indonesia, reported an increase in the number of royalty payers in 2024.
Throughout the past year, WAMI managed to collect royalties for performing rights from 1,000 concerts, a five-fold increase compared to the previous year. In 2023, only 200 concerts were collected.
Despite the increase, the percentage of royalties collection is not satisfactory enough. Adi Adrian as the President Director of WAMI said that there were still many concert organizers who still had not paid, and did not even respond.
"There are 10,000 that are monitored, there are 5000 who respond, but those who pay are 1,000. That was (last year) yesterday," said Adi Adrian when he told the media crew in Cipete, South Jakarta recently.
Adi said that his party had prepared a legal team, and asked law enforcement for help.
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"At the end of 2024 we already have a legal team, we can't let it go, we have to find a place to complain, where to? Yes to law enforcement. Please enforce the rules, so they want to pay and don't have to go to the legal process," said Adi.
This effort, said Adi, is also proof that WAMI continues to work to fulfill the economic rights of songwriters who are members.
"This is proof that we are carrying out our obligations to people who already believe in WAMI. The goal is not to imprison, but to those (promotors) understand, to pay royalties," concluded Adi.
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