A lawmaker has proposed banning the use of phonograms in Kazakhstan.

This was mentioned during the discussion of amendments related to culture and education at a session of the Mazhilis. Deputy Maksat Tolyqbay directed his question to the Ministry of Culture and Information.

"As you know, according to current legislation, phonograms are prohibited. Concert organizers are required to inform the audience about this. However, you know, this rule is not working at all in our case.

Therefore, we decided to propose amendments to this bill aimed at banning the use of phonograms, but your ministry did not support this.

I can listen to a performer's song on YouTube, buy a CD, and listen to it in my car, but the audience buys a ticket, goes to a concert, and why should they listen to a phonogram? We believe this requirement (to ban phonograms - ed. note) is justified," he said.

Deputies also suggest allowing phonograms "if the concert venue is not adapted for the event, for example, in stadiums and large spaces."

"The subordinate act already includes a rule for prior notification about phonograms. However, in practice, it is currently not working, as we can see."

"The initiative to include this norm in the legislative act came from the deputies, and we support it. We are confident that if this norm is included in the law, it will start working effectively. We fully support the deputies' proposal," said Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Aibek Sydykov.

According to him, a discussion on this issue is planned for March 11 with representatives of the show business, heads of cultural institutions, and directors.

"We will thoroughly examine the mechanisms you propose, work out all the details, and hope to reach a consensus before the second reading in the Mazhilis," said the speaker.

Additionally, today, February 26, Kazakhstan's Minister of Justice Erlan Sarsembayev reported at a government meeting about the creation of a digital copyright platform.

"The events of last autumn, when Kazakhstani music disappeared from the Meta platform, revealed shortcomings in the collective management sphere. Many well-known authors and performers reported not receiving compensation for the use of their works on this platform," the minister stated.

Recall that we previously reported that music by Kazakhstani performers began to disappear from Instagram. The situation was investigated by a blogger and a journalist.

Later, the Kazakh Copyright Society explained why this happened.