“There is no such thing as ‘double payment’,” they stated from the Uruguayan Society of Performing Artists (Sudei).
The Uruguayan Society of Performing Artists (Sudei) assured that the articles of the Accountability that rejects Spotify They do not generate any additional costs, as the Swedish platform alluded to when warning that it plans to leave the country at the beginning of next year.
“There is no so-called ‘double payment’ nor will there be an additional cost for digital platforms,” warned the artists, who in any case spoke out in favor of reaching an agreement so that the music application streaming don’t abandon Uruguay.
Through a statement, the Sudei indicated that the articles that the Parliament They establish “a redistribution of what they should receive between the performers and the producers of phonograms,” by ruling out the company paying twice.
At the same time, they added that this initiative recognizes “the right of performers to charge for their reproductions on digital platforms,” which is why they called for an agreement with record companies and questioned “the sensationalist nature with which the issue”.
The government negotiates with Spotify to prevent it from leaving the country
In the midst of this situation, the government began negotiations to prevent Spotify He is leaving the country because of the disagreement. This was confirmed by the Secretary of the Presidency, Alvaro Delgado, who said that there are meetings “with all parties” and admitted that there will be new meetings.
At the same time, the senator National Party, Jorge Gandini, He admitted that deputies and senators left open “all possibilities” in the law and warned: “Spotify “You can’t leave the country, it would be bad for the musicians themselves.”
“Today records are not sold in record stores, they are uploaded to these platforms and the money comes from there. Therefore we have to find a point of agreement,” said the white leader, one of the promoters of the articles in question.
Source: Ambito
