JAKARTA - The debate over music royalties is crowded with arguments and proposals that have not been agreed upon by various parties. However, Ariel NOAH highlighted that the musicians' big mission was actually the same.
As a singer, songwriter and performer on stage, Ariel highlighted the flaws of the music royalties system in Indonesia. According to him, this system needs to be improved.
The NOAH vocalist said several singers he knew had distributed royalty payments through LMKN according to applicable regulations. However, he realized that the royalties did not reach the songwriters.
"Often it has been paid but the creator can't," said Ariel NOAH on the YouTube channel TS Media, May 21.
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Therefore, he as a singer was surprised when the songwriter asked the singer to take responsibility for royalties. And that bad system needs to get better treatment.
The system does need to be improved, from the way it is called, the way of socialization too. Because many of those that are right to be billed feel blackmailed, even though they are not. It must be explained the rights of singers, the rights of songwriters, so that they understand." he continued.
For now Ariel and Armand Maulana and members of VISI are trying to fight for legal protection for the singers who have recently felt 'tortaged' by the songwriters.
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