When asked why the songs in the "Song Festival" were deleted from YouTube, RTSH commented on Anabel and said it was a technical problem that would be fixed soon. The last two days, RTSH and Albautor, dealing with copyright and intellectual property, have been involved in a public dispute that blames one another and another once.
Albautor, in a Facebook post, states that ?Albanian Radio and Television systematically abuses the rights of the creators [...] YouTube has decided to block the ART channel that broadcast the works of Albanian creators in violation of the law. ART is enough to argue in front of YouTube that it pays copyright and is law-abiding and will have no problems anymore. "
Then the statement reads: ?The statement that Albautor or SUADA has blocked the ART channel (where the network administrator is YouTube and not Albautor) is ridiculous and disinformation. We must remind the 'ignorant' that: 'The owner of a work of art is the author only! There is no second! All others, such as radios or televisions, are merely rights-holders. This is the law, this is the trial, this is the right! ?
Albautor's statement comes after a RTSH announcement that "the songs have not been removed by RTSH for technical reasons, but YouTube has shut down the channel as a result of the repeated incessant attacks carried out by the Suada Center and the Albautor agency. to many song videos from ART festivals over the years, published on ART's main YouTube channel. ?
According to ART, 'Suada Center' and 'Albautor' agency "in violation of the law and in violation of the powers conferred by the law, have claimed to YouTube rights, which are owned exclusively by ART."
ART promises to take legal steps against entities that have harmed their interests.
The festival songs were republished on the ART channel from scratch and therefore have very low viewership figures.
