Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Coordinates With Malaysian Authorities, Plagiarizer Of The Song Halo-Halo Bandung Allegedly Private

The video clip for the song Hello Kuala Lumpur which is suspected to be plagiarism of the song Hello Bandung from Indonesia, on the YouTube page of the Song Kanak TV. ANTARA/

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has communicated the issue of copyright infringement of the song "Hello Bandung" with the Ministry of Communication and Multimedia Media Malaysia, the public is advised not to be too reactive, because it is suspected that violations were committed by the private sector.

"Basically, the government and the public do not need to be too reactive in responding to this because there is a possibility that the alleged copyright violation of the Halo-Halo Bandung song is carried out by the private sector," said Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative Ilham A Putera in a meeting with heirs Ismail Marzuki at the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DJKI) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Kuningan, Jakarta., reported by ANTARA, Thursday, September 21.

Communication with the Malaysian Government was carried out in order to seek long-term efforts related to copyright infringement. During the meeting, it was mutually agreed between the heirs and the Government of Indonesia to reduce the content of "Hello Kuala Lumpur" which allegedly violated the copyright of the song Halo-Hello Bandung from the YouTube channel.

This effort is the first step, in the short term, to protect copyright so that it is not used for personal gain. According to Ilham, Malaysian Communication and Multimedia. Malaysia takes 15-30 working days to provide a response.

For information, in a copyright, there are moral rights and economic rights of creators and copyright holders protected by Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright. Indonesia has also ratified the Bern Convention, so that creations made by Indonesian people are protected in all countries that ratify the same convention, although in principle copyright protection is not limited to state territory.

Therefore, the public must respect the rights of creators/copy holders of copyright from wherever the work is created. If there are allegations of copyright infringement, creators/copy holders can prohibit others from using without permission or without rights, legal remedies can also take civil or criminal channels.

Meanwhile, this meeting was held by DJKI which became the focus of protecting and law enforcement for Intellectual Property in Indonesia. The meeting was attended not only by Ismail Marzuki's heirs and government agencies involved, but also the Collective Management Institute (LMK), the Indonesian Music Publisher Alliance (APMINDO), PT Harmoni Dwiselaras Publisherindo and the National Collective Management Institute (LMKN).

Director General of Intellectual Property Min Usihen invited the parties present to share perceptions in determining long-term steps in responding to alleged violations of moral rights and economic rights of this song. This is because this issue concerns diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Malaysia.

"In taking legal steps, we leave it entirely to the creators and copyright holders. However, we ask to prioritize the principle of prudence in order to maintain good relations between Indonesia and Malaysia," said Min.

As previously reported, the heirs of Ismail Marzuki and the Indonesian Government who were initiated by the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DJKI) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights agreed to reduce Hello Kuala Lumpur content which allegedly violated the copyright of the song Halo-Halo Bandung.