The Ministry of Communication and Informatics Take Down 360 Content Infringing Copyright

Menkominfo Johnny G Plate (doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) has cut off access to 360 content circulating on social media. The content is terminated for violating intellectual property, including copyright infringement.

"Throughout 2020, Kominfo has taken down 2,859 content that violates intellectual property. In 2021, in just over a month, the Ministry of Communication and Information has consistently cut off access to 360 content that violates the intellectual property, including copyright infringement", said the Minister. Kominfo, Johnny G Plate, at the National Mass Media Convention commemorating the 2021 National Press Day, Monday, February 8.

Apart from handling content, in the downstream sector, the Ministry of Communication and Information also handles negative content with Police Criminal Investigation Agency, as well as law enforcement against hoax creators and spreaders.

The law enforcement movement in the digital space this time goes hand in hand and together with law enforcement by Police Criminal Investigation Agency in the physical space.

"At a time when these two institutions work hand in hand and are strongly supported by the media and the press, we hope that our digital space will be cleaner, our digital space will be filled through media competitions that are getting better and more useful", said the Minister of Communication and Information.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Communication and Information also makes sustainable efforts, to create regulations that support the media industry ecosystem in a sustainable manner.

Currently, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has several series of laws, one of which is Law No. 11 of 2020. The passing of this law accelerates the process of digitizing media, including digitizing broadcasting.

"In the potential sector job creation Act, it also regulates various rules to ensure that the utilization of our downstream digital industry is also better used", said Minister Johnny.

"Through this process, the information content that is disseminated by members of the press and media can also be digitalized, so that the coverage can be wider with better broadcast quality", continued the Minister of Communication and Information.

Furthermore, the Minister of Communication said, specifically for digital broadcasts, more technically, through encryption technology in digital broadcasting, broadcast content will be increasingly protected from attempts to transmit broadcast without rights, as well as violations of other content reproductive rights that are often experienced by colleagues. - media partners.

"As an effort to mitigate media copyright infringement in the digital realm, Indonesia also has regulations on the handling of digital content through Law No.19 of 2016 regarding electronic information and transactions", said the Minister of Communication and Information.

In addition, Kominfo also has Government Regulation no. 71 of 2019 concerning the implementation of an electronic transaction system (PSTE) which has received a lot of responses globally, and the Minister of Communication and Information Regulation No.5 of 2020 concerning the implementation of a private sphere electronic systems.