PADANG - Minister of Creative Economy (Menekraf) Teuku Riefky Harsya once again emphasized the importance of creative economy businesses protecting their intellectual property rights (IPR) with the relevant ministries.
"Intellectual property is essential for creative works and must be protected," the Minister said during his working visit to Padang City, West Sumatra, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, August 9.
The Minister cautioned creative economy businesses against neglecting their work and failing to protect or register IPR with the relevant ministries. This could potentially lead to future problems, such as piracy by third parties.
Furthermore, he stated that the government, particularly the Ministry of Creative Economy, is currently promoting the monetization of IPR, which can provide economic value to creative economy businesses. However, to achieve this monetization, IPR registration is mandatory for protection.
"If our creative work is not certified for intellectual property, it would be a shame if all our hard work would be in vain," he said.
Teuku stated that he is still coordinating with relevant ministries and institutions to determine whether or not cafes or small food stalls should be required to pay royalties for the songs they play.
He believes paying royalties for someone's songs played, especially by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the mid- to upper-class category, might be feasible.
However, for cafes or small food stalls, a comprehensive study and consideration is still needed. At the same time, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) is currently revising the Copyright Law.
"Regarding small food stalls that use music, whether they pay royalties or not, that's something we must certainly re-evaluate," he said.
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