Barış Yıldırım, who is the manager of the production company NBC Cinema owned by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, contacted the professional association, of which Göçer is the chairman, and apologized for the unauthorized use of Ferhat Göçer’s „Son Aşkım“ music in „Kuru Otlar Üstüne“. It was revealed that Ferhat Göçer’s „Son Aşkım“ music was used without permission in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest film „Kuru Otlar Üste“. Ferhat Göçer, who made a statement on the matter, hinted that he could file a lawsuit against Ceylan and said the following: „The film is very beautiful, I am proud of it. If I were asked, I wouldn’t ask for anything anyway.“ However, the team of an enlightened master like Nuri Bilge should know that permission from the owner of the work must be obtained, even if it’s five seconds or five minutes. If they do it this way, „I don’t know how we can explain this problem to the rest of Turkey and how we can raise awareness.“ CLICK – Ferhat Göçer has changed his mind: He may sue Nuri Bilge Ceylan for using his music without permission. Due to the unauthorized use of Ferhat Göçer’s „Son Aşkım“ music in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest film „Kuru Otlar Üste“, Barış Yıldırım, the director of NBC Cinema, who is also the secretary general of MSG (Musical Work Owners Cluster Professional Association) of which Göçer is the leader, met with Şensoy and apologized. According to the news from Mehmet Çalışkan of Habertürk, officials from NBC Cinema were unable to reach Ferhat Geçer as he was abroad for video shoots and met with MSG Secretary General Barış Şensoy. Claiming that he hadn’t noticed the violation in question, NBC Cinema manager Barış Yıldırım apologized to Göçer and invited Göçer to the premiere of Ceylan’s next film in Cannes. „We had to reach out first.“ In the statement by MSG, the conversation between Barış Şensoy and Barış Yıldırım was described as follows: „A popular module of yours was used, the authorization issue was overlooked. Something that should not have happened. Normally, we place great importance on copyright in the films we produce ourselves. We take our precautions. There was a mistake here that we all overlooked, and the master wanted me to express his sorrow and apology. We apologize and also thank you for showing this sensitivity. Please also excuse our inability to reciprocate this sensitivity. We had to reach out to you before you explained this.“ „License fee was not discussed.“ „Thank you for your interest and tolerance. We would like to welcome you in Cannes and watch the upcoming first cinema premiere together. The lawyer apologized to Göçer over the phone for the copyright infringement and said, „We overlooked it.“ „Mr. Nuri was also very upset,“ he said. „The question of the payment of the license fee of $5,000 has not been discussed yet.“ T24.
