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Sinn Sisamouth Song Copyrights 73 Awarded to His Family
The family of Sinn Sisamouth has been officially granted intellectual property rights to 73 songs composed by the late singer, who died during the Khmer Rouge regime, after making a request to the Commerce Ministry.
In a ceremony Wednesday evening, Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol handed the rights to the legendary singer’s wife, Khav Thorng Nhot, 75, and son, Sinn Chanchhaya.
“They brought to us all the evidence to justify that the songs were composed by him,” Mr. Chanthol said.
“From today on, anyone who wants to use the 73 songs of Sinn Sisamouth for any purpose must ask permission from his family and must pay fees…. We have the law to protect the rights of composers.” Mr. Chanchhaya said the family would try to secure rights for more songs.
“We have been waiting for a long time for this, and today’s event is an unforgettable memory that will always stay in our hearts,” he said, before singing for the crowd.
Intellectual property rights are effectively nonexistent in Cambodia, and Mr. Chanthol did not elaborate on how the ministry would enforce the songs’ copyright protection.
The copyright to 73 songs by legendary Cambodian crooner Sinn Sisamouth have been awarded to the surviving members of his family.
Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol and Culture Minister Phoeurng Sackona handed the copyrights over to Mr. Sisamouth’s widow, Khao Thorn Ngot, 75, and his son, Sinn Chanchhaya, 58. The move is being regarded as a significant step in the protection of artists’ intellectual property rights in Cambodia.
“We do have a copyright law in Cambodia,” said Mr. Chanthol at the historic event. “The family requested that [the ministries] review the songs made by Sinn Sisamouth and provided evidence that the songs were composed by him.”
Mr. Sisamouth’s family had traveled to the capital from Stung Treng for the presentation, and their happiness and pride at the decision was evident.
After the presentation, Commerce Minister Mr Chanthol, Justice Minister, Ang Vathanna and Sok Siphanna, an official from the Council for Development of Cambodia, participated in a tribute to Cambodia’s most famous modern singer by playing guitars and singing along to his music.
The decision on the copyrights means that Radio and TV stations must now make a request to the family in order to broadcast the songs.
Last May, Mr. Sisamouth’s family applied for 181 songs to be protected under the Intellectual Property Rights Law on Copyrights and Related Rights.
Notification calling on anyone who wished to challenge the origins of the music was printed in a local newspaper for one month, according to Mr. Chanthol.
After receiving no responses to the notification, the commerce and culture ministers sent a joint request to the Prime Minister for permission to grant ownership rights to 73 of Sinn Sisamouth’s songs to his surviving family.
The presentation of the copyrights was filmed for an upcoming documentary about Sinn Sisamouth’s life, titled “Elvis of Cambodia”.
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