The Secretary of the Writers and Composers Association repliedMohamed MadionOsama RahbaniHe said: After I heard what Osama Rahbani said regarding the dispute between the artist, Elissa, on the one hand, and the poet.Ahmed Madiand the composerZiad TowersOn the other hand, and his improper interference in a way that is in violation of all copyright and composer rights laws, and I do not know if this is ignorance on his part of knowing the rights of the author and the composer, or a disregard for the singer’s satisfaction, although it is shameful that he is a member of the Society of Authors and Composers, in whose executive body I served for eight For ten consecutive years, and I know all the ensuing rights of the author and composer who are members of our association and distinguished members in the art they present, Osama Rahbani has not been able to this day to present a quarter of what Ahmed Madi and Ziad Burji did, and he did not even get a quarter of their success.
This is on the one hand, and on the other hand, and in order not to extend the explanation, the words of Osama Rahbani represent him personally and he does not represent the Society of Authors and Composers nor its laws, because he proved his lack of knowledge of its laws in whole and in detail with the words that he stated.
I just want to give him an example that proves the fatal mistake he made with his incorrect analysis that Ziad Bourji does not have the right to sing a melody for him if he gives it to a singer. Rather, the composer has the right to give the melody to any singer through the Society of Authors and Composers.
He has the right to sing all his tunes, and I want to give him a simple proverb: Abdel Wahab tuned for Fairuz “Ya Jarat al-Wadi” and sang it, and he composed the song “Do Not Lie” by Abdel Halim and he sang it and allowed Najat al-Saghira to also sing it. He composed the song “Sit Al Habayeb” by Fayza Ahmed and sang it, and she succeeded with him more than Fayza exactly as happened between Ziad Burji and singer Elissa.
Today, all the listeners loved the song, with Ziad Bourji’s voice, and it succeeded with Ziad Bourji, and I am one of them, and not only Fairuz sang “Ya Jarat al-Wadi”, but many others.
To know Osama Rahbani and learn the law before working as a teacher and speak what he has no knowledge of, and his words represent him only personally.
Ziad Bourji and Ahmed Madi have the right to give the song to more than one party through the “Sasim” Association of Authors and Composers, with the permission of “Sasim” agent in Lebanon, the lawyer Mr. Samir Tabet, who is the only one who knows best regarding these issues.
Public performance also means singing at parties, festivals, television and radio. As for the definition of mechanical printing, it is the installation of work on a carrier of sounds, i.e. cassettes and CDs, and since cassettes and CDs are not available these days, social networking sites and YouTube fall under this the definition.
Clarification required.