Legal Analysis of Performers' Rights and Obligations Regarding Permits and Royalties in Performing Songs Owned by Other Creators (Case Study of Ahmad Dhani From Dewa 19 Versus Once Mekel)

Musical works are objects of Copyright which have legal protection regulated by Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright. One of the copyright conflicts that exists in the music industry is the conflict between Ahmad Dhani and Once Mekel where Ahmad Dhani, Once Mekel's teacher, performed a song from the Dewa 19 Band while Dewa 19 was on tour, Once Mekel also did not pay royalties to Ahmad Dhani as the owner of the song. the song Dewa 19 sung by Once Mekel. This research aims to determine the relevance of the contents of the copyright law articles and the obligations of performers to songwriters. This research uses a normative juridical method with an analytical approach. The research results showed that Once had violated the provisions because it did not have a license agreement. Then perpetrators who do not pay royalties to creators through LMKN are subject to fines and sanctions. Based on the research results, it shows that legal protection for song copyright holders is accommodated in Law No. 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright. Legal protection of song copyright is an effort to guarantee the certainty of the rights of song copyright holders, whether in the form of moral rights or economic rights. Song copyright protection can be carried out in preventive and repressive ways. Regarding the settlement of Ahmad Dhani and Once Mekel, it was ultimately resolved through a non-litigation settlement through mediation.