New ethnic music royalty fee bad for business and artistes too, say Sabah cafe and bistro owners

(3rd left) Alvin Quek Totu with the other bar and cafe owners around Penampang.

KOTA KINABALU: Cafe, bar and bistro owners in Sabah's Penampang district are saying no to the enforcement of another form of music royalty payment set to be in place from Sept 1.

The group's representative Alvin Quek said these outlets were already paying royalty to artistes, both local and international, through the national body Music Authors' Copyright Protection (MACP) Bhd.