Presidential Decree Publisher Rights Doesn't Regulate Sanctions, Kominfo: Just According To Agreement

Director General of Information and Public Communication Usman Kansong (photo: Dinda Buana/VOI)

Deputy Minister of Communication and Information, Nezar Patria, emphasized that the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Publisher Rights regarding cooperation between digital platforms and press companies does not regulate any sanctions.

However, Nezar added, if there is a disagreement between a digital platform and a press company, then it can be submitted to the committee that will be created by the Press Council to oversee the running of this Presidential Decree.

"What is the sanction, it will be decided on the committee later. Later the committee will conduct an assessment. Actually, in the B2B relationship, if there is a disagreement, there will be no sanctions, Kominfo cannot impose sanctions there," said Nezar on Friday, March 1.

Confirming Nezar's statement, the Director General of Information and Public Communication of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, Usman Kansong emphasized that this Presidential Regulation is mandatory, which means that someone or the government has received a mandate to work/ Indeed, the position that oversees something and its nature is mandatory.

"Yes, because there are rules, it is mandatory. Then, I suspect that the platform will get money from the news to commercialize it," Usman told the media at the Ministry of Communications and Informatics office on the same day.

Meanwhile, the form of cooperation between press companies and digital platforms will be adjusted to the mutual agreement from both parties. It could be in the form of money or other forms.

"Oh yes, it can be agreed (a form of cooperation), such as training, they could provide applications, for example yes, or infrastructure, there is value as well," he explained further.

He added, "So it depends on what they agree on. Oh, there is a press company that wants money, go ahead as long as it's agreed by the platform, so it's free."