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Karaoke venues in Malaysia
MACP treats karaoke as featured music with person-capacity bands — different unit from Indonesia’s per-room/day tariff and from Vietnam’s decree rows. PPM/RPM still apply for recordings.
- Number / status: MACP non-executive karaoke (featured) tariff window cited for 1 Apr 2026–31 Mar 2027: first 50 persons RM5,601.50 + RM56.01 per additional person — authors only. Executive KTV and other karaoke classes have separate MACP rows; PPM/RPM extra.
- Who to pay: MACP · PPM + RPM. Keep the invoice / licence in the premises’ name and address.
- Not this: A final invoice from Thon · legal advice · collecting for CMOs. Verify before you wire.
Example — MACP non-executive karaoke (featured) tariff window cited for 1 Apr 2026–31 Mar 2027: first 50 persons RM5,601.50 + RM56.01 per additional person — authors only. Executive KTV and other karaoke classes have separate MACP rows; PPM/RPM extra.
Non-executive karaoke 50 persons capacity → MACP ≈ RM5,601.50/năm (works). Không lấy Rp12.000/ruang/hari của Indonesia.
Who to pay
- MACP — Featured / karaoke musical works · site
- PPM + RPM — Recordings and performers for karaoke tracks / videos
Proof — what to keep
- MACP karaoke-class certificate
- PPM / RPM certificates
- Capacity figure used on each invoice
Legal basis
- Copyright Act 1987 (Malaysia)
- MACP karaoke / KTV tariff classes
- PPM / RPM karaoke-related tariffs
Capacity ≠ rooms
Malaysia MACP karaoke maths is often persons capacity. Indonesia LMKN karaoke maths is rooms × days. Mixing them invents a fake fee.
Still three doors
Featured karaoke almost always plays recordings — budget PPM and RPM on top of the MACP persons band.