Tito Soemarsono Regrets The Extension Of The Polemic Of Singers With Songwriters

Tito Soemarsono (Instagram @soemarsono.tito)

JAKARTA - Tito Soemarsono, the singers who were famous in the 1980s, expressed his concern about what is happening in the Indonesian music industry today.

Meanwhile, problems over royalties of performing rights in music performances have sparked a prolonged debate between singers and songwriters which is unfortunate.

According to Tito, singers and songwriters should be in the same party to encourage promoters or event organizers, take care of licenses and pay royalties.

"Outside the country, cases like this can be said to have not occurred, because all obligations related to licensing and royalty payments are clearly stated in the contract," Tito said in his statement, Monday, February 10.

The practices that occur in most countries, said Tito, song users are parties who comply with the applicable laws and regulations. This makes it easier to gather and distribute royalties.

'Song users like EO and promoters, all obey the law in fulfilling their obligations to pay royalties,'

According to Tito, it is important to see broad practices, so that all music stakeholders get a sense of security and comfort.

"We should all refer to the practices that apply around the world, so that royalties governance in Indonesia provides a sense of comfort to music stakeholders," he said.