DJ Cleo speaks on master ownership of a song
South African veteran DJ Cleo claimed DJ Maphorisa is right about owning masters of songs produced in his house.
Over the months Phori has slammed musicians who dragged him for exploitation; Maphorisa’s response is usually that the song was done in his home; he provided the food and equipment used.
On the latest episode of Podcast and Chill, Cleo didn’t mention Phori’s name, but he made it clear that most parents own the master to their children’s songs.
The Radio 2000 presenter said if a child produces a song under his parents’ roof, then the parents are the owners of the masters.
The explanation garnered mixed reactions, with some realising that DJ Maphorisa is right about his claims, while others tried to go against Cleo.
“its time to aapologise to lord phori been saying put respect on that man . hope abo satan abafana nabo something dont change him we still need phori ke summer,” a tweep said.
“There is slight misunderstanding about this whole thing about owning a property or the means of production and owning the masters. It does not work like that,there are also other considerations,like who made the actual recording,the financial aspect,agreements if any,” a Twitter user wrote.
Thn Phori has been right all along. Simple.
— A.S.I.E.L (@asiel_asiels) September 16, 2024
Simply put, pay for your all Recording Processes, and majority can’t afford or they don’t have all Technical Skills or even time required in a Studio therefore rendering them to forfeit certain rights to Master Recordings.
— Steger@Changerlig (@PhuthegoSt89250) September 16, 2024
