Trust Issue Becomes LMK's Main Problem As A Collection And Distribution Of Royalties

Adi Adrian, President Director of WAMI (Instagram @kla_project)

JAKARTA - Adi Adrian as President Director of Indonesian Music Wahana (WAMI) admits that trust issues (trust problems) are one of the problems that must be faced by the Collective Management Institute (LMK) in Indonesia.

From his experience at WAMI, not a few have questioned transparency. Therefore, Adi asked WAMI members to look at royalty payments through ATLAS.

"We are dealing with trust issues, we will definitely ask, 'Isn't this really paid?' Please open ATLAS, please access it, how is the payment, and where has Adi arrived," Adi told the media crew in Cipete, South Jakarta recently.

Meanwhile, ATLAS is the latest system used to distribute royalties to songwriters who are members.

Adi said all matters related to the distribution of royalties can be seen through each of these systems.

"It can be accessed, all the data is open. That's what we want to convey to fellow musicians in Indonesia," he said.

Furthermore, Adi said that his party continues to strive to fulfill the mandate of legislation. The reason is, royalty issues are not only related to songwriters, but also to users who have paid them.

Our challenge is to get trust, not only from members, namely musicians, but from those who pay. They must ask, "This is the payment until not? We make sure it reaches and we have made a system so that everything gets to the rightful one," said Adi.

"This is because WAMI wants to work well and doesn't want to be at risk with trust. So, we are trying to be fair so that everything can be fair," he concluded.