Deputy Minister Of Culture Giring Ganesha Encourages Transparency Improvement To Resolve Music Royalty Chaos

Deputy Minister of Culture Giring Ganesha (Ivan Two Men/VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Culture (Wamenbud) Giring Ganesha sees the chaotic music royalties that are currently happening in Indonesia cannot be separated from the dissatisfaction with the performance carried out on managing the music royalties themselves.

The National Collective Management Institute (LMKN) and the Collective Management Institute (LMK) in charge of managing music royalties are considered not transparent enough in their work.

In this case, Giring admitted that he had communicated with LMKN to overcome the problem of transparency, which was the initial reason for the chaos regarding music royalties in Indonesia.

"I immediately spoke to LMKN regarding the unrest of the creator (song), performer, EO (event organizer), this is transparency, it must be addressed," said Giring Ganesha when met at Senayan, Central Jakarta, Thursday, June 5.

Giring believes that improvements in LMKN and LMK can increase the confidence of all music stakeholders.

"They must have a very transparent business model, there should be no suspicion. Number one is transparency, if you want to be friendly and peaceful," he said.

Meanwhile, regarding the ongoing legal process regarding copyright, Giring stated that the Ministry of Education and Culture has fully handed over the process to law enforcers and the Directorate General of Intellectual Property.

"We from the Ministry of Education and Culture handed it over to our legal friends and DJKI first, they know the process," said the former Nidji vocalist.

"(The point is) we see this issue created because it is not transparent," he concluded.