Riding on the Back of Royalties
The chaos surrounding the management of song and music royalties is still ongoing. Celebrities who are and used to be in the inner circle of power are milking the system.
Aisha Shaidra
November 1, 2021
ALMOST a month has gone by since the Collective Management Agency’s (LMK) Forum 7 wrote a letter to President Joko Widodo and the House of Representatives’ (DPR) Legal Commission. However, those in charge of song and music royalty rights have yet to receive answers regarding their demands.
The root of the problem, the letter said, is Government Regulation No. 56/2021 regarding royalty rights for songs and/or music. In the letter, sent
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