After Marriage｜The ending song was accused of copyright infringement. Netizens and original singer Gu Yawei issued a STORY to fight back.
Starring Luo Ziyi, Chen Ziyao, Li Nuoyi, Lai Weiling, Luo Tianyu, Wang Minyi and others, the TVB urban romance drama “After Marriage” has received rave reviews since its broadcast. In addition to the surge in popularity of the male and female protagonists, The ending song “The Gulf of Alaska”, sung by Gu Yaman, was very popular. However, according to Malaysian media reports, the original singer of the song, Fidol, had no prior knowledge of the use of his song in “After Marriage”. Many netizens were dissatisfied with Fidol and went to Gu Ya’s social networking site to leave messages and ask questions. after all.
The ending song of “After Marriage” “The Gulf of Alaska” was sung by Gu Ya’an. In the fourth episode, it was narrated from the perspective of her daughter Yueyue (played by Zheng Chunyue), so it was sung by a child, which was praised by netizens for its thoughtfulness. “The Gulf of Alaska” is composed, written and sang by Malaysian singer Fidel. According to Malaysian media reports, Fidel did not know in advance that “After Marriage” would be covered. She only found out about it after friends and netizens tagged it on social networking sites. Knowing that, Fidel’s manager told the media that he had entrusted a copyright company to handle it, and said that other singers had covered this song before, and they had emailed them first, and then they would cover it first after getting authorization, but this time I have not received any email inquiry from TVB.
Many netizens are dissatisfied with Fido and have left messages on Gu Yaman’s social networking sites, such as “Where is the copyright fee? Taking it without asking is considered a thief”, “Please respect the originality‼️If you don’t ask for personal use, it is stealing‼️” , “I didn’t buy the copyright for this song”, “I didn’t buy the copyright for this song”, “Don’t indicate the original singer or the songwriter? It’s an aboveboard thief” and “Is this a Hong Kong star a thief? Who allowed you and TVB stole the song of Gulf of Alaska. Please respect the original singer-Fidel. Hong Kong TVB didn’t even give him the copyright fee for the TV series After Marriage. Why should TVB use this song?” and so on. On the 4th, Gu Yamin explained on social networking sites: “Regarding the copyright issue of “The Gulf of Alaska”, I really don’t know! I am a singer and I am only responsible for the singing part. If the company arranges for you to sing this song, then I will sing it. As for the copyright issue, we as singers have no right to interfere. Are you all here to tell me about theft? What did I steal? What did you lead (steal) to again? I haven’t done anything. Are you being too aggressive? As a singer, I just want to do my job well, that is, when I receive a song, I have to perform it well and let everyone hear better and different music. That’s all. You all come to scold me. I I don’t know what the whole thing is about! Can you be more sensible? I am a public figure, but you just curse people indiscriminately. Is this really okay? You are a human being and I am a human being too. Why can’t we talk to each other and solve the problem properly? And our company is also seriously solving the problem, so don’t be angry anymore. Isn’t it a better thing for good works to be heard by more people? I really thank you! ! ! ! !」
Today, Gu Yaman posted another IG Story to add: “I would like to add that the copyright must be purchased from the publishing copyright company, not from the individual. If the individual does not receive the message, it does not mean that the copyright has not been purchased lol. So if you have any questions, please contact your publishing copyright company to find out. Thank you. !」
When TVB reported the behind-the-scenes of “After Marriage” on its official website, it pointed out that it had obtained the copyright for the song: “Since the lyrics of “Alaska” coincided with the plot of “After Marriage”, the crew spent a lot of time negotiating the song copyright and successfully purchased it. The copyright was granted and Gu Yaman sang it as the ending song. Since the fourth episode aired last night was mainly from Yueyue’s point of view, in order to highlight Yueyue’s love for her parents, the crew deliberately recruited classmates from the children’s choir. A cover song, as far as we know, this is the first version sung by children.”
“Aftermarriage” stills
“Aftermarriage” stills
Gu Yaman
Gu Yaman
Fidor
Fidor
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