Whose Right? Or Who's Right?

Musician Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo has been declared a suspect in a case of copyright violation.Will he land in jail, or sidestep the long arm of the law?

September 10, 2002

Copyright violation is no laughing matter these days, as is evident from Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo's experience. Driving force of the Dewa pop music group, he was declared a suspect Wednesday last week by the Jakarta Police. His offence? Breaching copyright rules by including the words "Arjuna Seeking Love" in one of the songs on his album, Cintailah Cinta (Love the Love). Those three words also happen to be the title of a novel by Yudhistira Ardi N

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