Music Royalties’ Fiasco

Governance regarding music and song royalties is a tangled mess. Regulations and their execution have no accountability.

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November 1, 2021

THIS year should have been a historical milestone for Indonesian music industry. President Joko Widodo finally signed off Government Regulation No. 56/2021 on music and song royalty governance.
 
As the executing document for Law No. 28/2014 on copyright, this regulation lagged two years behind the deadline. So, when the long-awaited regulation finally came through at end of March, anticipation was huge that ...

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