A newly launched radio station in Samoa says it will promote Samoan music
including paying royalties for the first time. FETU FM, which has started
broadcasting on february 09, offers a music-based programme format with an
emphasis on original works by Samoan performers. The owners, Apulu Lance
Polu and Cook Islander George Pitt, aim to encourage local talent by paying
them their dues.Apulu says it’s the right thing to do. He says the
Intellectual Property Act, which came into force in 1998, provides
copyright
protection for songwriters and musicians.Up to now no collecting agency has
been established but nevertheless FETU FM is making a commitment to pay
royalties.Apulu says the fact there is no official collecting agency will
not be used as an excuse to deny local artists their fair share of the
commercial cake. (info by Radio New Zealand International)
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