Kekeyi Is Called Tracing Rinni Wulandari's Song, This Is What Music Observers Say

Kekeyi (Instagram @ rahmawatikekeyiputricantikka23)

JAKARTA - In the past week, the social media scene has been stirred by YouTuber Rahmawati Kekeyi Putri Cantika or Kekeyi who went viral with a music video titled Keke Bukan Dolls. As of Wednesday, June 3, the music video has had more than 15 million views.

Not only a matter of persona, Kekeyi's song is said to have copied Rinni Wulandari's song titled I'm not a doll. People feel, the feel of Keke Bukan Dolls is the same as the second single song from Rinni's debut album, Aku Tetap Milikmu (2007), which has a catchy tone with humorous lyrics.

What makes it sound even more similar is the tempo. Rinni even had to upload a video of her singing I'm not a Doll to accompany the music video for Keke Bukan Dolls. However, can Kekeyi do what constitutes an act of plagiarism?

According to music observer Denny MR, this can be seen from two factors: notation or nuance. If the notation has a certain quota or limit, it is different from the usual nuances that many people talk about. Usually, a song is said to be plagiarized when there are 3 notes that match exactly.

"But sometimes that person likes to be creative, obviously taking someone's song. He has been changing for 2 notes, so he can't be sued,"

Denny MR

We often hear the similarity of nuances that a song provides with other songs. For example the Kekeyi song with the song Rinni. Although they have different themes, the two songs share an understanding that is conveyed in a similar way.

There are countless cases of plagiarism in the music industry. Not only ordinary musicians, famous singers such as The Beatles and Jackson 5 are also not far from this issue.

Denny MR said that the quality of Keke Bukan Boneka is normal but that does not mean that the song is inseparable from plagiarism. Judging by the nuance, the two songs sounded the same.

Unfortunately, there is no legal basis for plagiarism cases in Indonesia. Usually, the law only ends socially, both from the comments of netizens and others. Compared to Western countries that have legal awareness, in Indonesia everything feels nil.

“Musicians with integrity will know if their music sounds similar and replace them immediately. However, it is rather difficult to fence off the creativity of the band members, ”said Denny MR.

Novi Umar, as the author of I'm not a doll, opens his voice through his YouTube account. Novi understands what Kekeyi is doing because YouTubers are not singers so they may not know about copyright issues or publishing music.

However, what he regrets is the lack of communication between Kekeyi's team and his party regarding the song. Moreover, what was taken was the hook from the song Aku Bukan Dolls, where that part is typical of Rinni's song.

Denny MR then mentioned two ways that a musician can avoid acts of plagiarism. The first, mental form and integrity do not want plagiarism. Because even though it was written original, in fact we might have missed it too.

The second is about insight. Enrich your knowledge of music by listening to various musical genres, so that you know the nuances or a song cannot be remade carelessly because there is a copyright protecting behind it.

What do you think? Can Kekeyi's song be called plagiarizing Rinni's song?