The press service of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the words of the Boombox and Okean Elzy groups that their songs were used without permission during the Independence Day concert.

The president explained that the law allows such use of fragments of songs without the prior consent of the author..

In addition, the press service noted that a full video of a musical medley was posted on the Facebook page of the president's office, in which the requirements of paragraph 9-1 of Art.. 21 of the Law "

Recall that on the Independence Day of Ukraine, popular Ukrainian artists in the center of the capital performed a medley and sang famous songs for the years of independence of the state. In particular, the song "