Deputy Head Of Commission VII DPR Reminds Government Not To Burden Royalties For MSME Actors

Chairman of Commission VII DPR Team Chusnunia Chalim (left)/ANTARA PHOTO/Yudi Manar/YU

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission VII DPR RI Chusnunia asked the government to improve the governance of music royalties which are currently polemics in the community.

Chusnunia explained that improving governance is important, especially at this time business actors are anxious about the legal risks if they play music at their place of business.

He understands there are rules related to music screening in public spaces such as cafes that require paying royalties to copyright holders.

These rules include Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright, and Government Regulation Number 56 of 2021 concerning Management of Song and/or Music Copyright Royalties.

"We respect copyright, but it must also be considered the sustainability of MSME actors in order to survive. Do not let the implementation of royalty policies burden business actors," said the head of the commission in charge of the creative economy and MSMEs as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, August 14.

In addition, Chusnunia said that the improvement in royalty governance was deemed necessary because it had an impact on musicians in Indonesia, thus causing debate on social media.

"Therefore, there must be improvements at the Collective Management Institute (LMK) and the National LMK (LMKN) in order to create a fair and accountable royalty system," he said.

On a separate occasion, Head of the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) Hasan Nasbi at the PCO Office, Jakarta, Thursday, said the government facilitated the completion of the polemic of music royalties through constructive dialogue between stakeholders.

Hasan also reminded that there are institutions that have been formed under law to facilitate awards for the work of artists in order to receive proper appreciation and service benefits.