Miron Kotani: There is no policy to solve the copyright situation in the country and we are like 30 years ahead

 Copyright enforcement in the country in the field of music for creators is a problem, which is showing that there is no policy in place. In their reactions, music authors in our country sometimes express problems and non-implementation of the law, but they say that it is a situation that will not change. The well-known composer Miron Kotani says that with copyright it is a situation like 30 years ago. "We are in the place of copyright in our country, as we were here 30 years ago. There is no progress regarding copyright enforcement in our country. We only have a replacement of directors, the law is changed and the problem is at the beginning. There is no step forward, no progress. There is no transparency, no minimum information is given to the composers", says Kotani. Worrying for the composer Miron Kotani is the fact that for creators the reward that can be obtained from the music field for copyright is low. He says it's a ridiculous amount. "We are in June 2023 and we still haven't received the reward of 2022, the distribution of the income of the past year. It is such a small distribution, a ridiculous amount ranging from 10,000 new lek to 30,000 new lek. Tell me an author who made symphonies, film music, songs and received a ridiculous amount of 10,000 new lek a year?", says composer Miron Kotani. "We are in June 2023 and we still haven't received the reward of 2022, the distribution of the income of the past year. It is such a small distribution, a ridiculous amount ranging from 10,000 new lek to 30,000 new lek. Tell me an author who made symphonies, film music, songs and received a ridiculous amount of 10,000 new lek a year?", says composer Miron Kotani. "We are in June 2023 and we still haven't received the reward of 2022, the distribution of the income of the past year. It is such a small distribution, a ridiculous amount ranging from 10,000 new lek to 30,000 new lek. Tell me an author who made symphonies, film music, songs and received a ridiculous amount of 10,000 new lek a year?", says composer Miron Kotani.

Lack of a policy

 Composer Miron Kotani says that copyright in the field of music is not paid by those who are its users. According to Kotani, concerts are also held in the squares, but the copyright is not paid. "With all this boom, this production and exploitation of copyright in our country, starting from the media that use it, which are the biggest consumers such as private and state television, to restaurants, taxis, other premises that are not paid . Municipalities that do concerts and not a single lek pays a municipality for copyright. There is no policy to solve the situation or to make progress in this area", says Kotani. While speaking about the copyright problems, the composer Miron Kotani says that policies are made by the institutions, the government. He says that there is no political will to resolve this situation. "The copyright is zero. No institution pays for copyright. There is no political will to solve this situation and two lek go to the artists, composers", he says. Composer Miron Kotani, like other creators of music in our country, asks the institutions to implement the law. A copyright crap in the field of music for years, in our country. This is what the creators expressed about the problems in October 2020 at the public hearing by the Minister of Culture on the changes in the copyright law. Composer Miron Kotani, like other creators of music in our country, asks the institutions to implement the law. A copyright crap in the field of music for years, in our country. This is what the creators expressed about the problems in October 2020 at the public hearing by the Minister of Culture on the changes in the copyright law. Composer Miron Kotani, like other creators of music in our country, asks the institutions to implement the law. A copyright crap in the field of music for years, in our country. This is what the creators expressed about the problems in October 2020 at the public hearing by the Minister of Culture on the changes in the copyright law.