JAKARTA - The Federation of Indonesian Musician Unions (FESMI) and the Association of Singers, Songwriters, and Musicians of the Republic of Indonesia (PAPPRI) have officially submitted amicus theft to the Supreme Court (MA) regarding copyright cases involving Agnez Mo and Ari Bias.
As is known, the civil case has been decided by the Central Jakarta Commercial Court by partially granting Ari Bias's lawsuit. However, the case continued after Agnez filed an appeal to the Supreme Court.
In the application for amicus theft, it was signed by Ikang Fawzi as Deputy General Chair of FESMI and Tony Wenas as Chairman of PAPPRI.
Not only defending Agnez as the defendant, this step was taken to maintain legal balance in the music industry. Meanwhile, these two organizations considered that the decision of the Commercial Court needed to be corrected because it had the potential to create legal uncertainty that would harm the Indonesian music ecosystem.
"This is not a matter of one artist, but a matter of the overall music ecosystem. If this Commercial Court decision becomes a precedent, then our copyright law system can become chaotic. There must be a correction so that it remains on a healthy and oriented path of common interest," said Panji Prasetyo as FESMI's Legal Director in a press release to VOI, Wednesday, March 19.
Meanwhile, Marcell Siahaan as Chairman of the Legal Division of the PAPPRI DPP emphasized that this case should be a reflection momentum for all music industry players.
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"This Agnez case opens our eyes to what actually happened in our ecosystem, as if it were a momentum for us to re-determine our priorities, namely reconciliation and then work together to maintain the balance of this ecosystem so that it remains conducive, productive, and of course: sane and dignified," said Marcell.
Furthermore, FESMI and PAPPRI feel that if the decisions of Agnez and Ari Bias cases are not reviewed and allowed to become jurisprudence, this could disrupt the royalties system which has been regulated in Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright.
This has the potential to create legal uncertainty for musicians, songwriters, producers, and all elements in the music industry that depend on royalty distribution systems through the Collective Management Institute (LMK).
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