INDONESIA DENIES LIVE AID PROFITS
An Indonesian official has denied allegations by Irish pop singer Bob Geldof that the government was profiting from taxes collected from the sales of pirated recordings of the Live Aid songs.
The Live Aid pop concerts were held in London and Philadelphia on July 13 to collect money for Africa’s famine victims.
Indonesia’s director-general of radio, television and film, Subatra, said Geldof’s allegation made in London recently was unfounded. He challenged Geldof to pinpoint Indonesian recording companies that had pirated cassette tapes of the Live Aid songs for Africa.
Geldof said recently that about 1.5 million of Indonesian-made tapes of the Live Aid songs have been sold abroad and on the domestic market.
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