KTV sales royalties Luoyang controversy

5 June, once in the country to make a lot of heated discussions of karaoke copyright royalty official introduction in Luoyang, urban area about 70 home entertainment's first received notice of the "collection". As Henan province karaoke copyright royalty full authority to collect the Henan Trina culture co., Ltd., Luoyang City, about 70 home entertainment leaders meeting, notice the charging policies and standards. At the meeting, the company says, "Trina integrated sampling data throughout the city, OK I province in 2008 and 2009 copyright royalty collection of standards for each package $ 8.4 per day and $ 8.3."

"A stone to excite Melaleuca waves". The charge immediately thrown Luoyang KTV practitioners of strong reaction. 11 June afternoon, Luoyang KTV practitioners hold first meeting of the Coordination Council, nearly 20 KTV practitioners representatives. These representatives include "freedom dawn" and "AIT" and "leave" and "Moulin Rouge", as well as the new century square, the city's more influential KTV shop.

These representatives are KTV participated on June 5, Henan Trina company meeting, also received the payment notification, strong company. Trina companies indicated that, before paying 20 this month, you can enjoy discounts and preferential margins "negotiable".

To pay the "karaoke copyright royalty", most participants said it should be. However, participants also have a common question, first, the charges for Trina company qualification question 2 is "every room daily 8.4 element and the fees of $ 8.3".

May 28, last year in Beijing announced the establishment of the China Association of audiovisual copyright collective management ("tone set Association) is the Association of corporate identity, was allegedly can independently as charges and lawsuits subject to fulfil duties of collective management organizations. Tone set Association last August 18 officially commissioned Trina company copyright royalty, Trina cultural group co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Trina company) is to provide national Karaoke content management system-related services, the only designated service provider, Trina subsidiaries as KEs copyright royalty collection.

Community body entrusted company received the "karaoke copyright royalty", on this model, participants have indicated that they really do not understand: a company with such fees eligible?

"Each package $ 8.4 per day and $ 8.3", participants also indicated that it is difficult to accept. One representative said that the basis of this standard, a 30-room KTV, a year will pay a royalty of 10 million Yuan. In fact, most often the KTV room numbers more than 30 year down to pay the cost prohibitive.

It is understood that from 2007, the code sets the Association received authorization Trina karaoke royalty fees. Trina company that receives royalties for the first 40% deduction to music copyright Association returned to the ten authors; the remaining 60% deducted half as tone set Concord Trina company management fees, administrative costs accounted for 30% of the total cost; the rest of the money, and then to the singer's record company.

While most music copyright per capita expressed through the media: never seen Trina company transferred money.

Because of this, Luoyang KTV practitioners consensus: questioning the Tianhe company charges of the qualification, the company does not accept the present day, take concerted action to address Tianhe company charges.