Darío Gómez’s musical legacy continues to talk about the death of the King of spite In 2022.
A dispute has been maintained for a long time among the siblings of the popular music singer and Olga Lucía Arcila, his second wife and who gave him control of his musical work, because several times he deprived the singer’s brothers to interpret their live themes without prior authorization.
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In the last hours the account In the ringthat shares current news, He disseminated a letter issued by Dago albums in which a ban on the live interpretation of more than 300 songs by the artist was announced.
According to the statement, collective management societies and related organizations are informed that They may not authorize or manage the copyright for the interpretation, public execution or any other use of the artist’s compositions without an express and prior authorization of Olga Lucía in their status as a holder of rights. The company is covered by Law 23 of 1982 on copyright and related.
In the same statement, it is established that any breach of these regulations will be considered a violation of intellectual property rights, which could lead to the taking of legal actions that would include from civil demands for damages, to criminal actions in accordance with current legislation.
As detailed In the ring, This measure covered beyond the interpretation of Darío Gómez’s songs by other artists, “including also sounding their music in bars, canteens, discos, burials or marriages and any place where Darío Gómez’s albums are placed.”
This caused reactions found because it is in this class of spaces that Darío Gómez’s music has greater reception. Even, contexts further away than usual for their songs to sound, such as the reproduction of I will surviveone of the classics of the King of spite Last March during the Paris Fashion Week, they could not be repeated if the interpretation of the aforementioned medium on the scope of the restrictions to the use of the artist’s work applied with that level of rigor.
The singer’s fans did not hesitate to cross out the measure as “absurd” and “inapplicable”, given the status enjoyed by the artist’s music. This led to the fact that, to respond to the flood of criticism and confusion generated in social networks, the label came out to give more clarity about this movement.
In an official statement published in its official accounts, Dago discs clarified that Darío Gómez’s music can reproduce in any space without any inconvenience or legal involvement, “except express prohibitions to specific people”making it clear that the previous document was aimed at a specific group of people, and not all Colombians.
In addition, the statement took the opportunity to reaffirm “our commitment to maintain its musical legacy available for enjoyment and the enjoyment of the public who loved it and respected it.”
Through this statement, Dago discs tried to dissipate the rumors and misunderstandings that had been generated around the controversy. In this way, he assured that the fans of the King of spite They can continue to celebrate their life and music, provided that legal regulations for the public reproduction of their works are respected.
With this clarification, the label seeks to reassure the followers of Darío Gómez, ensuring that the artist’s music will continue to be part of Colombian popular culture, as he always wanted.
