A’Tin, the fans of the popular P-POP group, SB19, come to their idol’s defense, after the It’s Showtime hosts’ reaction to not being able to play the group’s latest single, Gento, on the show, put the so-called, P-POP Kings, in bad light.
It’s Showtime hosts, Vice Ganda and Anne Curtis, are being demanded by netizens to explain. The request came after their reaction to Gento not being allowed to be played on the noon time show, over copyright claim, went viral and became a trending topic on Twitter.
Discussions spawned primarily from a tweet by netizen @momshiedivine, who reposted a meme from PH Entertainment. The meme showed the two hosts’ reactions, when a contestant was unable to perform his own cover of SB19’s Gento, because the show is apparently now being asked to pay royalty fees. It can be noted the now charting song by the P-POP group, was previously allowed to be played on the show.
“Medyo off SB19 rito though need nga naman nila kumita ng pera. Edi sige go push mga mhiema charing whahaha,” her tweet reads.
Medyo off SB19 rito though need nga naman nila kumita ng pera. Edi sige go push mga mhiema charing whahaha pic.twitter.com/Q1N8HoDWU5
— Billie Jean Lastimosa (@momshiedivine) June 10, 2023
Netizens, especially the A’Tin fandom, immediately responded to the tweet, expressing their disappointment over Vice and Curtis’ reactions stressing that artists should be properly compensated when their works get used for commercial purposes. Twitter user, @vitaminSB19, brought to the discussion a clip of OPM icon, Rico Blanco, explaining about how royalties work.
https://twitter.com/vitaminSB19/status/1667544127859494912
The incident also sparked calls for local artists to get respected and be properly compensated. Here are some of the reactions from netizens.
And what's so off about it?? They have the right na singilin sila for their own craft. just shows why our music industry inst thriving enough dahil sa kagaya nyo na minamaliit lng ang mga local acts sa bansa
RESPECT LOCAL ARTISTS!! https://t.co/pTRjPmgSGr
— Darah is inlove with blonde Justin (@07_drhJ) June 10, 2023
https://twitter.com/psydelle_quaint/status/1667575987079622657
https://twitter.com/vesterbb/status/1667562023763468288
SB19 worked hard for their craft, and all they asked in return was money, as they should, pero off siya sa ibang filos? They should get paid for bringing P-Pop to the next level. Have you seen a Filipino song go viral, not just for days but for weeks already? Yes, SB19 did that. https://t.co/paIfmatSS4
— ☁️ (@esbixx19) June 10, 2023
Mas good for the industry if musicians are fairly compensated for their work din through royalties, since it's their right naman. Denying royalties under the guise of free promotion/exposure might undermine the value of the artist's creation; yan yung mas sayang. https://t.co/a45K8bLOAM
— CYRIL (@cyril_xii) June 10, 2023
I believe @vicegandako knew better. You should clear things up po. You knew about our laws here in our country. I'm hoping you would speak and enlighten everyone about it. Every artist or person deserves to be paid for our 'work'. Thank you. https://t.co/1Xc9ExHcUA
— Melrose ⚠️ (@RozelRoseus) June 10, 2023
Copyright laws have long been present in the Philippines. there have been recent amendments passed to properly enforce them, and allow artists to get rightfully compensated for their work. According to the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. (FILSCAP), the original artist is granted copyright of his own works, the moment it was created. No registration is needed for its acquisition.
“Musical works are subject to copyright protection from the moment of creation. The copyright owner, however, has the option to register his/her musical work with the National Library of the Philippines (either directly or through the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines) for records purposes. While the registration will not be conclusive proof of copyright ownership, it may be considered as persuasive evidence to prove copyright ownership if someone later disputes or contests the ownership,” the statement on its website reads.
A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed in 2016, in order to properly collect royalty fees for the members of FILSCAP, whose works get used in public performances or any commercial environment. It remains to be seen whether Showtime’s use of Gento was under the Fair Use Policy, which allows anyone to still use copyrighted works, without the permission of the owner.
