Ndarboy and Artists Express Concerns to KSP Moeldoko About Song Covers

Kapanlagi.com - Song covers on YouTube often become a debate. Some musicians object, but many do not mind.

It is this phenomenon that, among other things, was conveyed by artists to the Head of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Moeldoko in a conversation that was raised on Dr. Moeldoko's YouTube account.

"If it's from the artists, because now YouTube and digital platforms are very helpful, we often discuss how to convey our works to be able to get royalties outside of the stage and outside of event activities," said Ndarboy in a press release received by KapanLagi.com.

1. Permission for Song Covers

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According to Ndarboy, content creators who engage in song cover actions need to know how to use other people's songs on YouTube in accordance with legal provisions, including how to obtain permission for song covers on YouTube related to Copyright and affecting monetization results.

"Regarding covering songs, we may need a law, so we can advance summons with the laws applicable in Indonesia. That means a work is also intellectual. Actually, a good creator should also be able to deliver to institutions such as WAMI (Indonesian Music Vehicle) so that it can collaborate with performing red, where it is sung by someone else to be used as content and it can be synchronized with the publisher," said the songwriter of Mendung Tanpa Udan.

2. Sad Facts About Song Covers

Sadly, sometimes Ndarboy says that cover song artists can earn more money than the original creators and singers.

"The problem is, some covers get a lot of money from using the song and we only get a small amount from synchronization. They don't actually have permission, they perform without permission, and yet they perform with such a large amount of money using someone else's song," he said.

"Musicians can only make their fingerprint when creating a song, so if someone uses our song, we only get 2-4%. And it turns out that now there are even more cases, where the title is changed to something like 'Mendung Tanpa Udan 1, 2, etc.'" he said.

3. Concern for Musicians

Regarding this phenomenon, the Head of the Presidential Staff (KSP) is very concerned about musicians and the current phenomenon.

"Regarding cover songs that are not yet protected by the law, I can also discuss this with the technocratic government, because whether we like it or not, there must be appreciation because people who achieve success do not just come, there is a strong effort and effort that needs to be appreciated. I also understand how young artists need to be more creative in order to survive, and I am very concerned about the condition of our musicians," concluded Moeldoko, whose conversation has been viewed by 86 thousand people on YouTube in three days.

(kpl/dan/rsp)