Marcell Siahaan Calls Playing Radio In Cafe Entering Commercial Field

Marcell Siahaan (Ivan Two Men/VOI)

JAKARTA - Singer who is also the Commissioner of the National Collective Management Institute (LMKN), Marcell Siahaan, was one of the speakers at the IPXpose Indonesia 2025 which was held in Jakarta recently.

The moment was uploaded by Marcell on his Instagram account, where he displayed a video clip while giving an explanation of the Collective Management Institute (LMK) and the use of songs/music in public spaces.

In the video, Marcell explains, radio playback in cafes is also included in the commercial use of copyrighted works.

So later if there are questions out there, 'That means I can use my radio, right?' The radio is for personal consumption. Once we use it in our cafe, it becomes B2B, business to business," Marcell said, citing Instagram uploads, Tuesday, August 19.

In addition, Marcell also talked about LMK, which according to him is a body formed by songwriters to manage royalties.

"So, this Collective Management Institute (LMK) is also known as the Collective Management Organization or CMO. There are also those who call it the PRO, Performing Rights Organization," Marcell said. Commonists are formed with the aim of managing and collecting royalties for performing musical works. For audio master recording, not for live performance.

In his uploaded statement, Marcell mentioned his presence at the event as the Head of the Legal Directorate of the Association of Singers, Songwriters and Musicians of the Republic of Indonesia (PAPPRI).

"Alhamdulillah, being part of the IPX pose program initiated by DJKI and the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, acting as Head of the PAPPRI Legal Directorate helps provide an understanding of the concept of copyright protection, collection mechanism, management, distribution of royalties, dispute resolution to the socialization of thin-thin Permenkum No. 27 of 2025 which was recently ratified as one of the new implementing regulations of the Copyright Law," he concluded.