Gen Halilintar Admits Not Profiting from 'Lagi Syantik' Cover, Nagaswara: This is Funny

Kapanlagi.com - The Gen Halilintar family is currently facing legal issues with Nagaswara music label. As known, Atta Halilintar and his siblings covered the song Lagi Syantik popularized by Nagaswara artist, Siti Badriah, without permission and uploaded it to their YouTube channel. Furthermore, the family of 13 members also changed the lyrics.

Gen Halilintar is considered to have violated copyright and is being sued for Rp 9.5 billion, and the case has entered the legal process. The first agenda of the trial has begun, where the court presented witnesses from the defendants, who are none other than Atta and his siblings as children of the Gen Halilintar family.

"Today's witnesses are from the defendants. In principle, it is difficult for us to respond because in civil procedure law, family members and employees cannot testify. That's why we have very little response, but we will respond in the conclusion. In the trial, we have already conveyed our objection to the quality of the witnesses brought in for examination," said Yos Mulyadi, Nagaswara's legal representative when met at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday (24/2).

1. Regardless of whether the Gen Halilintar family benefits or not

In their testimony, Atta and his siblings emphasized that they did not profit at all from the cover action they did. In fact, they suffered losses because they had to spend a lot of money for production. Nagaswara feels that the statement is out of context.

"It's funny because my question earlier was only one, who gave permission (for the cover)? That's why it can't be answered. Regardless of whether the video made a profit or not, from the beginning we stated that we don't care about the actual profit. What we care about is who allowed all of that," he continued.

2. Asking Gen Halilintar Family to Pay Attention to Moral Rights

Gen Halilintar / Credit: KapanLagi - Budy Santoso

Yes, Nagaswara only has an issue with why Gen Halilintar didn't ask for permission to cover the song, even changing the lyrics. Although the video has been taken down now, Nagaswara still feels aggrieved.

"Changing the lyrics, even making a music video that is uploaded on whose channel is legally prohibited, because for the creator it has a protection that must be carefully considered, taking into account moral rights and economic rights both implemented with the creator's permission," Yos explained further," Yos concluded.

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