Van Mai Huong was accused by Lady Gaga fans in Vietnam of making money for OST cover A Star Is Born without permission

The Lady Gaga fan community in Vietnam has drafted a sample petition letter for all audiences to copy and send to UMG, which currently owns the copyright of Lady Gaga's songs.

Recently, a large fanpage of Lady Gaga in Vietnam officially called for other members of the fanclub to join hands to petition Universal Group (the owner of the copyright of the song Always Remember Us This Way). about whether Van Mai Huong asked the owner's permission before using this song for commercial purposes?

Specifically, the Lady Gaga fan community in Vietnam has drafted a sample petition letter for all audiences to copy and send to UMG, which currently owns the copyright of Lady Gaga's songs during this time. Present. The letter emphasizes that Lady Gaga fans in Vietnam are not sure if Van Mai Huong has bought the copyright of the song, but they still send a petition to UMG to have a suitable solution.

The letter indicates that Van Mai Huong has "repeatedly used the song to perform for stages and ticketed events, even releasing an acoustic-style cover video" and questioned Van Mai Huong's request. Copyright permission when covering Always Remember Us This Way.

The page admin also instructs how to do specific steps for readers to easily visualize. In addition, they emphasized the request of the female singer to quickly respond with authentic evidence (if any) so that the case is not pushed too far.

It can be said that the issue of copyright is always a sensitive and controversial issue when it comes to it. Even the Little Monsters (Lady Gaga fandom name) were upset when they saw the voice. If he went to sell all the music on itunes and performed the song at all 7749 shows, but he didn't get a credit under any of the videos. .

They think that, when she is a true singer-artist, she must understand copyright law to know how to do the job properly without facing the public opinion like today. If everything just stopped at the cover (singing back), there would be nothing worth talking about.

Original letter of petition from Lady Gaga fans in Vietnam:

Dear copyright owner of the creative work mentioned in the letter,

I am writing to report a possible case of copyright infringement by a famous singer in Vietnam named Van Mai Huong with the song "Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady Gaga. I understand in my position it is impossible to have full information whether Van Mai Huong's team has purchased the copyright to use this song or not, but as a music lover and appreciates the creative effort, leaves This letter is only for the owner of the song to take appropriate action.

Van Mai Huong has repeatedly used the song to perform for stages and ticketed events, even releasing an acoustic cover video (please see link). Please note I can only list events with videos released/posted on YouTube; Other events may have taken place but were not recorded.

Thank you for your attention. I look forward to your feedback on this matter.

Best regards

Recently, Lady Gaga fans have also had many negative comments about Van Mai Huong's frequent cover of Always Remember Us This Way. Specifically, after the mashup "Always Remember Us This Way" by Van Mai Huong and Hoa Minzy at the show "Spring Summer Autumn Winter Then Lai Xuan" became viral all over MXH, reaching the top 2 trending YouTube , Van Mai Huong then regularly performed this cover throughout events as well as tea rooms and music venues.

Many Lady Gaga fans think that Van Mai Huong is "abusing" the charm of the song Always Remember Us This Way, even saying that the Vpop singer does not respect the original when she once did not credit Lady Gaga's name. cover clip. Some Lady Gaga fans are also annoyed that Van Mai Huong considers Always Remember Us This Way to be her own song, not to mention the original performed by Lady Gaga from the movie A Star Is Born.

Not long after the post appeared, Van Mai Huong's side made a response. Specifically, the female singer said that she had asked for permission as well as paid the full copyright for the song. About not crediting the original singer's name due to an error in video editing.

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